After the dotcom bust, American firms held back.

在互联网泡沫危机之后，美国的企业在借款方面退缩了。

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The dotcom bust had incinerated an entire generation of start-ups.

网络经济泡沫毁灭了整整一代初创企业。

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The snag is that this can start off new bubbles (as it did after the dotcom bust).

这样做的隐忧在于可能催生新的泡沫(网络泡沫破裂之后的情形就是如此).

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Then came the dotcom bust, which forced many chief executives to fall on their swords.

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The Andersen ruling may have repercussions for another high-profile case arising from the dotcom bust.

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After the dotcom bust, American firms turned cautious and investment spending was weak.

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