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This man is about to shake America's confidence in its banks to its very core.
這個人即將從根本上動搖美國人對銀行體系的信心
He's put his money in his local bank.
他在一間本地銀行存了錢
The Bank of United States,a bank that has only hours left to exist.
合眾國銀行，幾小時后這家銀行將面臨倒閉的命運
But a newspaper article questions his bank's stability.
他從報上讀到了一則質疑該銀行穩定性的消息
This is the moment that begins a chain reaction that will shake the whole country's economy...
正是從這一刻起，一石激起千層浪，整個國家的經濟體系變得岌岌可危...
yet we don't even know the man's name.But his story was recorded by "The New York Times."
我們并不清楚這人姓甚名誰，只知道《紐約時報》刊載了他的故事
A small merchant in the Bronx went to a branch of the Bank of United States and asked bank officials to dispose of his stock in the institution.
一名布朗克斯區的小商販來到合眾國銀行的一家支行，要求銀行職員把他的股票拋售掉
Good day, sir, how may I help you?
您好 先生 有什么可以為您效勞的
Yes, I'd like to withdraw my shares from the bank.
好的 我想賣掉我在這家銀行的股份
I beg your pardon, sir?
再說一遍好嗎 先生
Bank regulations are virtually nonexistent at the time.
銀行的規章制度此時已是一紙空文
Bad real-estate investments mean the bank has only kept itself afloat by cooking the books.
由于房地產投資失敗，這家銀行只能靠做假帳來勉強維持
Good day, sir, how may I be of assistance?
您好先生，需要我幫忙嗎
I'd like to sell my shares.
我要賣掉我的股份
Well, the stock is a good investment, sir.I would advise against the sale.
先生 這投資很不錯，我建議您不要賣
I want my money.
我要拿回我的錢
The last thing the bank needs is to hand out all its cash.
這家銀行最怕的就是客戶大規模提現
We almost witnessed that fairly recently and I've seen what can go on, and I've seen travesty.
最近我們面臨的又一次金融危機，歷史驚人地相似悲劇重演了
He departed and apparently spread a false report,that the bank had refused to sell his stock.
顯然，他走后散布了一個謠言，說這家銀行拒絕兌現他的股份
By mid-afternoon,a considerable crowd had gathered outside the bank,estimated at between 20,000 and 25,000 persons.
中午時分，一大批人聚集在銀行外面，人數估計有兩萬到兩萬五
This is the day worry turns to panic.
就在這一天，擔憂化為了恐慌
Would the banks go the same way as the stock market?
銀行會走上股市的老路嗎
Hysteria spreads like wildfire.
歇斯底里的情緒像野火一樣蔓延著
$2 million are withdrawn from this branch alone.
僅這一家支行就被提走了兩百萬美元
Even though all the anxious depositors who asked for their money before closing time were given it...the crowd became restless.
即便在銀行關門前，所有情緒激動的提款人都順利領到了錢，他們還是焦躁不安
A squad of police were sent in to control them.
一小隊警察出面控制局勢
