"Now of course the Chinese are beginning to lecture us, about how we need to balance our budget, and preserve the value of the dollar and avoid inflation.

VOA: standard.2009.11.10

Whereas, at the beginning, the mortgage balance is dropping only very slowly because you've got a lot of interest to pay and your mortgage payment is constant.

而在贷款初期,贷款余款减少的则非常缓慢,这是因为还款额是固定的,同时你还要偿付大量的利息

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