来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：资本主义：成功、危机与改革 第12集 第12集》

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  for years, made sure that the ratings that
  几年的事实证明
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  they're giving are actually safe investments.
  经由他们评级认可的都是安全资产
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  Okay.
  没错
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  And in general, people on the buy side
  通常说来
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  are going to want the rating agencies to tell the truth
  买家都希望评级机构能如实告知
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  and people on the sell side will be ambivalent about that,
  而卖家则希望模棱两可
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  so there are cross-pressures there.
  评级机构就产生了交叉压力
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  And there is patent evidence of great inflation
  有明显证据表明这些公司
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  in the ratings that these firms produce.
  在评级中存在过度夸张
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  Does that surprise you, Paul?
  你很惊讶吗 保罗
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  Not really, no, because they get paid
  不 因为是卖家付他们钱
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  by the sell side not by the buy side.
  而不是买家