来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：金融市场 第12集 第12集》

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  and they are massive supporters of the housing market.
  并且他们是房地产市场的支柱
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  The general market assumes--and
  市场普遍认为...同时
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  also the government still regulates them.
  政府也对他们进行监管
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  It tells how--there's a conforming loan limit
  两者都有一个贷款限额标准
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  that is a limit on how much Fannie and Freddie
  也就是限定房利美和房地美
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  --how big a mortgage they can make to one homeowner.
  面向单个购房者的抵押贷款额度
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  It was just part of the new President Bush's plan
  小布什总统的政策之一就是
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  to increase the conforming loan limits on Fannie and Freddie
  增加房利美和房地美的贷款限额
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  to allow them to lend at a higher price.
  以便让他们可以在高房价下继续贷款
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  So, you can see the government is still involved in them.
  因此 你仍可以看到政府的身影
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  While they're technically private companies now,
  技术上讲 如今他们已经是私企了
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  they are still thought to be related to the U.S. Government.
  但他们仍被认为与美国政府有关联