These were essentially put options, with limited upside and a low but real probability of catastrophic losses.

这些本质上都是看跌期权，潜在利润有限，产生灾难性损失的概率虽小但确实存在。

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Mexico bought put options - contracts that give the holder the right to sell oil at a predetermined price.

墨西哥购买了看跌期权——令持有者有权以预订价格卖出石油的合约。

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Put options are so dangerous because when markets are volatile, their riskiness does not rise steadily, but spikes very sharply within a very short space of time.

卖出期权的危险在于，当市场动荡不堪时，其风险并非逐步显现，而是在极短的时间内突然爆发。

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The third group that was given the candies and put in a positive playful mood outperformed the other two groups significantly-- they thought about more options and they actually came up with better solutions with that problem.

第三组得到糖果,并获得积极愉快的心情,明显比另外两组有更好表现-,他们考虑更多选择,得出更好的问题解决办法。

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