Britain was everything a country should not be in a credit crunch: debt-ridden, reliant on foreign savings, chock-full of Banks and estate agents, and short of firms that made tangible stuff.

英国应该是最不可能遭受信贷紧缩的国家。而银根紧缩使得各国债台高筑，依赖外国储蓄，国内充斥着银行和房产机构，但缺乏拥有实质性价值的公司。

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Tax cuts might be saved, not spent, by debt-ridden consumers, so an increase in public spending could be more effective.

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Sunday was supposed to be a hopeful day when the debt-ridden nation finally got new government to solve its many problems.

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The downward spiral began last week with rumors that Cyprus would sell its miniscule reserves to raise cash, and that other debt-ridden European countries would be forced to do the same.

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