The government was panicked because the banks didn't have enough money to give it to them, so the government shut down the bank accounts and it led to rioting in the streets.

这令政府感到恐慌,因为银行没有足够的资金支付给提款者,所以政府冻结了银行账户,这导致了街头暴乱

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They trust to the fact that the depositors won't all come on the same day, just like a goldsmith banker -he leaves only enough gold in the safe to cover the kind of withdrawals that are normally accepted.

他们是基于这样一种考量,即储户们不会在同一天上门来取钱,正如金匠银行家那样,他留存在保险箱中的黄金数量,刚好可以应付一般的提款要求

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