Since millions use their homes as collateral for general loans, the house-price boom also exaggerated the consumer boom while it lasted, and amplified the bust when that came.

因为数百万人把住房作为一般贷款的附属担保品，房价飙升也拉动消费激增，随着繁荣的持续，破产的危险泡沫也越吹越大。

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Think about any simple item, like a shirt.A shopper may know how much he or she paid for it, but that doesn't mean the consumer knows how much a shirt, in general, costs.

任何一件简单的东西如衬衫，买家或许知道他应该付多少钱，但这并不代表他知道一件衬衫值一般多少钱。

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Trade magazine A magazine either written for a profession or for a group, as opposed to a consumer magazine, which is written for the general public.

专业杂志为某些专业或团体面出版的杂志，有别于为一般人士出版的消费者杂志。

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But being that chances are your next computer might not be running Vista, for the general consumer, the Vista Capable badge only means it'll support the baseline version, Home Basic Edition -- which we'll be promptly ignoring, thankyouverymuch -- and may not do fun things like run Aero or be able to use more "advanced" Vista features like HDCP.

ENGADGET: Is your PC "Vista Capable?"

And the holidays are not going well for the consumer electronics category in general and Best Buy in particular.

FORBES: Is It Too Late For Best Buy?

In light of the toughening regulatory framework for product safety (pro-consumer changes to the general product safety laws are further along), they have asked the commission to add a defense based on regulatory compliance.

FORBES: Sue Everywhere