With the recent spike in food prices around the world that you've all heard of because of rising energy costs.

大家都听说了,由于能源价格上升,导致了全球食品价格的飞涨

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One is, in 1988 home prices were rising rapidly in Los Angeles, not so in Milwaukee, so people were just extrapolating the price increase.

其一,1988年,洛杉矶房价上升的势头很猛,密尔沃基却没有,所以人们推测房价会继续上涨

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People saw the rising home prices; they thought they would rise forever; they were flocking in, trying to get into the housing market before it outpriced them.

人们见证了房价的飚升,人们预期房价将永远上涨,人们争先恐后抢购,生怕以后会更无力购买

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