The market for initial public offerings (I.P.O.s) of stock by U.S. companies never fully recovered from the tech bust.

自从科技泡沫破裂以来，美国公司在股票市场公开募股的数量，一直没有恢复到以前的水平。

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Unlike firms in most other industries, which have not seen a severe downturn since the early 1990s, tech companies still bear the scars of the dotcom bust of 2001.

与自上世纪90年代起就再没有经历过严重衰退的大多数其他行业不同，技术公司身上仍然带着2001年互联网崩溃所留下的伤疤。

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That urge to flee was especially fierce in the hot-potato days of the tech bust.

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Easy money after the tech bust led to the housing boom and financial crisis.

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He also claims his record since the tech bust proves he's no trick pony.

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