You must understand that with many brands of the same commodities competing for sale in our countries your goods are forced not only to have value but also to be seen to give value .

你要明白，在我们国家，总是有很多不同的档次同类产品在这个市场竞争，因此你的产品不仅质量要好，而且外表上也要给人高品质的感觉。

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Based on fair-value accounting rules, Goldman forced lower fire-sale marks on the industry which put some financial institutions out of business almost overnight.

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Eventually, the stock market collapsed, his income declined in value instead of increasing, and he was forced to sell his house (a short sale) for less than the original selling price and much less than he owed.

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