Instead, investors are asking tougher questions about whether their money will be safe no matter how ugly the markets get.

相反，投资者提出了更难的问题：不管市场状况有多糟糕，他们的钱会不会平安无事。

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So they conceal it within sturdy walls, or they place it behind closed doors, or they obscure it with clever disguises, but truth, no matter how ugly, always emerges.

所以他们用严实的墙来遮蔽它；或把真相关在紧闭的门后；或用聪明的伪装使它们变得朦胧，但不管真相多么丑陋它们总会浮现。

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And there's always a guy named Phil or Bob who won't stop launching three-pointers, no matter how ugly his shot.

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And an ugly living room is an ugly living room, no matter how much money you spent making it so.

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