The old debate about whether, or to what extent, financial markets are a force for social good has taken on a new urgency in the aftermath of last year's market meltdown.

过去有一个争辩，金融市场对社会利益来说是否是一种力量，或者这种力量又达到多大程度，在去年的市场衰退之后，已经出现了新的紧急状态。

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The insurance would be aimed at easing worries about the extent of banks' losses and at reviving the market for securities into which banks repackage the loans.

这项保险措施旨在缓解公众对银行损失程度的担忧，并使债券市场复苏（银行将贷款打包成债券并在这类市场上出售）。

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Sure, the market will worry to some extent about the burden of additional debt.

当然，市场还是会一定程度上担心追加债务带来的负荷。

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