But foreign investment and low interest rates inflated a property bubble, raising prices to levels that could not be supported. Bad property loans hit hard at Ireland's main Banks.

但外国投资和低利率使房产泡沫膨胀﹐价格高涨到无法支撑的水平﹐不良房产贷款重创了爱尔兰的各主要银行。

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