According to the Bank for International Settlements, a staggering 40% of American mortgages originated in the first quarter of 2007 were interest-only or negative-amortisation loans.

国际清算银行称，美国2007年第一季度发放的按揭贷款中，高达40%是那些纯利率或负按揭的贷款。

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A: When foreigners come to China, the first thing they do is to go to the bank to change American dollars into Chinese money.

A：外国人来中国时第一件事情是到银行兑换成中国的人民币。

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By the end of the first quarter 14m American households (27% of mortgage-holders) owed more than their homes were worth, according to estimates by Deutsche Bank.

根据德意志银行的估计到第一季度末，1400万美国家庭(其中27%是按揭付款买房)已经资不抵债。

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