恰在两年前的那个时代,信用卡风暴正盛,过度使用,过度举债以及金融机构对扩张的不加控制,促成了危机。
Just two years ago the perfect storm of a decade of excess credit, excessive leverage and uncontrolled expansion by financial institutions precipitated the crisis.
另外,由于恰卡塔亚(Chacaltaya)冰川的消退,南美洲海拔最高的城市——玻利维亚首都拉巴斯的一个滑雪胜地在几年前被迫关闭。
A ski resort in Bolivia's capital, La Paz, the highest in South America, closed several years ago because of the retreat of the Chacaltaya glacier.
白雪皑皑的恰卡塔雅峰顶要高出玻利维亚首都拉巴斯许多,这座山峰的海拔高度在17800英尺(5425米)。
The snow-covered peaks of Chacaltaya Mountain tower over the Bolivian capital, La Paz, rising 17, 800 feet above sea level.
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