Credit relative to GDP, then, does not grow in a straight line, thanks to the economic cycle. But even in the longer term a rising trend is not inevitable.

由于经济周期，贷款与GDP的比并不总是呈直线增长，但从更长期看增长势头并不是不可避免。

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Even for those who have read the entire cycle and watched the HBO series, too much has gone before, over too many years, to keep it all straight.

积累了这么多内容，过去了这么多年，即使对那些读完一圈书又看完HBO电视剧的人来说，也还需要一些整理。

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Credit relative to GDP, then, does not grow in a straight line, thanks to the economic cycle.

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