The run on the British bank Northern Rock in September 2007 marked the beginning of the world banking crisis in Britain.

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Northern Rock, which was a building society in the United Kingdom, had a sudden bank run in September 2007.

北岩银行,是英国的一家建屋互助会,在2007年9月突然出现银行挤兑

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We had a run on a bank in the UK, it was called Northern Rock, last year.

去年,英国的,北岩银行遭到挤兑

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So there was a big bank run and Northern Rock would have failed if the Bank of England hadn't come by to rescue them.

从而出现挤兑狂潮,若非英格兰银行施以援手,北岩银行恐怕早就倒闭了

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