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The 1980s appear to be a new era of American financial prosperity.
上世紀80年代是美國經濟繁榮的新時代
Low interest rates and the easy credit flows lead a bussiness boom.
低利率和寬松的信貸政策的盛行引領經濟繁榮復蘇
Over the course of the decade,
在這十余年間
trading on Wall Street markets breaks records,
華爾街市場交易屢創新高
the Dow Jones Index rises more than 200 percent.
道瓊斯指數飆升了超過200個百分點
By the 1980s,100,000 Americans become millionaires every year.
80年代末 每年便有十萬美國人跨入百萬富翁的行列
There have been boom times before.
美國也曾歷經過繁榮
The oil rush leads to cheap gasoline and cars for the masses.
石油熱帶來了廉價汽油 實現了汽車普及
And cheap steel leads to a construction boom,
廉價鋼鐵促進了建筑業的繁榮
builds new cities.
城市迅速發展起來
Now in 1980s America,
80年代的美國
cheap credit creates a boom in consumers.
低息貸款刺激了消費
The credit card is the symbol of the decade.
信用卡是這個時期的象征
Invented in 1958,once reserved for the wealthy, now it's democratized.
開發于1958年 一度是有錢人的專利 如今普羅大眾也可以擁有
By 1989,more Americans have credit cards than vote in elections.
到1989年 持有信用卡的美國人比選民還多
The 80's see cardholders increase their debt by a factor of five.
80年代 持卡人的借貸額增長了五倍
By the end of the decade, Americans are spending nearly a quarter of a trillion dollars on their credit cards every year.
到80年代末 美國人每年刷卡消費近2500億美元
During the 80s, the number of shopping malls surpasses the number of high schools.
80年代 購物中心的數量甚至比高中學校的數量還多
There's a 78% increase in fast-food stores.
快餐店的數量增加了78%
Spending on restaurant food more than doubles to over 250 billion dollars in decade.
十年間 餐飲行業消費額翻了一番 達到2500多億美元
During that decade we probably became more materialistic than we ever had before.
那十年可能是美國史上最為物欲橫流的時期
Consumption was off the charts.
消費創下了歷史新高
