Some argue that this is a hangover of the excessive debt built up during the bubble years.

一些人主张这是泡沫时代债台高筑造成的。

youdao

This problem is especially severe because everyone took on so much debt during the bubble years.

鉴于在泡沫年代大家都有巨额负债，如今这个问题显得异常严峻。

youdao

The core of our economic problem is, instead, the debt - mainly mortgage debt - that households ran up during the bubble years of the last decade.

我们经济问题的核心是债务问题，主要是人们在最近十年泡沫时期所积欠的抵押负债太多。

youdao

Easy loans made during the bubble years suddenly came due.

CNN: ASIANOW - TIME Asia | GizmoLand! | Handmade Tales

Then it took off during the bubble years of the new century, only to gain even more traction as the much of the western world plunged into economic crisis.

CNN: Opinion: Is now the best time to buy gold?

Broker-dealers like the former Bear Stearns played an increasingly important role in lending during the bubble years, in the growth of the commercial paper market, structured investment products and derivatives trading.

FORBES: Next Up In Washington: Bear Stearns