My father had to sell the car at a very bad time, and so it went for a song.

我父亲不得不在不景气时期卖掉汽车，所以卖得很便宜。

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Henry bought this factory at a rather high price four years ago. But now he can only sell it for a song, because of the depression.

四年前亨利高价买下了这间工厂，现在因为不景气，要卖的话只能以很低的价钱卖出。

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But with listed Spanish banks already cheap, cajas would have to sell shares for a song to attract interest.

ECONOMIST: The state of Spanish banks