This city was the capital of the Arab kingdom of the Nabateans, which continued to flourish under Roman rule after the Nabateans' defeat in A.D.106.

这座城曾是阿拉伯纳巴泰王国的首都，公元106年纳巴泰人战败后，在罗马的统治下继续繁荣。

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And next year, Banks face accounting rule changes and capital requirements that could further restrict their ability to make loans.

明年，银行将面对新的会计规则和资本需要量，这将进一步限制它们的贷款能力。

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Because of the Federal Accounting Standards Board's mark-to-market 157 rule, Wall Street had to write off the lower value of these securities and raise more capital, diluting shareholders.

由于联邦会计标准委员会有关“市场决定价格”原则的157条规定，华尔街不得不减记这些较低价格的有价证券并增加更多的资本金，稀释股东。

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They want to continue down the path of modernization, respect for private capital, the rule of law and the need for a legal order that can guarantee rights, liberty and ensure that economic transactions are subject to legal protection.

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All these examples illustrate the general rule that capital, like water, tends to flow around obstacles.

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As for the banks, no doubt the bailouts kept them on life support, but owing to continued federal meddling in their ability to be profitable (think the Volcker Rule, capital reserve requirements, and the aforementioned mortgage modifications to name but three), their decline has merely been delayed.

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