In 2008, he worked out an agreement to lowerhis monthly loan payments, and next month, for the first time, he says he willprobably miss a payment.
2008年，他和贷方达成协议降低月还贷额，然后就在下个月，他说可能将第一次无法按时还贷。
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The inflation hawks point out that consumers are, for the first time in decades, telling pollsters that they expect a sharp rise in prices over the next year.