The French may not be troubled by heavy mortgages or credit-card bills, but fears of unemployment are rising as recession takes hold.

法国人虽然没有沉重的抵押贷款和信用卡账目，但随着经济危机逐步加深，人们对失业的担忧与日俱增。

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If Americans don't get their finances in better shape - if mortgage defaults keep rising and credit card delinquencies soar - Banks will remain afraid to lend, and the recession will linger.

如果美国人不能使自己的财务好转(如果抵押贷款违约和信用卡不良行为继续走高)，银行会害怕放贷，萧条会逗留不去。

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Credit-card losses, fuelled by rising rates of unemployment, are at a record high.

不断攀升的失业率造成了信用卡业务的损失，并创下了新高。

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The first was the rising popularity of card-based tender options in international markets.

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It is well known that credit card issuers face rising default rates.

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Another perverse effect was that many who were seasoned prime mortgages used their home equity like an ATM card to tap the rising equity to buy consumer goods.

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