A "run on the bank" usually happens when people believe there is danger a bank may fail or close.

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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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If banks get in trouble and they can't pay out -if one bank gets in trouble and can't pay out on its deposits, then that can bring the whole system down because it can cause a panic among investors -among depositors and banks -and create a run on a bank.

如果银行出现问题而且他们无法支付...,如果一家银行出现问题,并且无法支付提取的存款,那么这就会使得整个系统崩溃,因为这会在投资者中引起恐慌...,在存款人和银行中引起恐慌,并且造成银行挤兑

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Unfortunately, what we've seen recently is a kind of a bank run on the asset-backed commercial paper.

不幸的是,最近的情况是,有些银行开始运作资产担保商业票据

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Capital is the money that they have to pay out should there be a -its assets that they can quickly liquefy and pay out should there be a run on the bank.

资本金就是他们可以,用作偿付的现金,当...,这是当出现挤兑时,银行可以迅速,变现并且用作支付款项的资产

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