The stock-broker was hard hit by the fall in stocks.

由于股票下跌，这个股票经纪人受到了严重打击。

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Individual stocks can rise in a bear market and fall in a bull market.

即使是熊市也有股票上涨，牛市也有股票下跌。

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Japanese stocks, which had already been in a downtrend continued to fall.

日本的股票，在此之前持续走低。

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The rise in the yen that has accompanied the fall in stocks in itself poses more problems for market confidence.

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Even with the fall in stocks over the last week, the Dow Jones is up a substantial amount from its low in March 2009 and buying expensive items is becoming more common for those who can afford it.

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Banning short-selling was supposed to stop the free fall in financial stocks by making it impossible for traders to pile on.

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