Too much debt and excess capacity weighed down firms, particularly in the electronics industry, which was at the heart of the American recession.

大量负债及剩余生产能力使得公司不堪重负，特别是电子行业，而其是美国经济衰退的核心部分。

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That's a really important question, and it goes to the heart of a debate we're having right now in this country - and that's the debate about how to tackle the problem of our deficits and our debt.

这可是个实际而重要的问题，这也直接击中我们当前举国辩论的核心——如何解决我们所面临的赤字和债务问题的辩论。

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The asset class at the heart of this phase of the financial crisis—sovereign debt—is far easier to value than the securitised subprime mortgages that caused the trouble last time.

与上次引发金融危机的次贷证券相比，这一次风险的核心国债更容易评估。

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Spain is at the heart of the debt crisis in the eurozone and has the highest youth unemployment in the region at greater than 40%.

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Emerging market central bankers views are extremely important, not just because they are large holders of U.S. and European debt, but also because they sit at the very heart of the global monetary system.

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This debt-financed deal will leave Allied Waste with a heart- quickening debt-to-equity ratio of 7-to-1.

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