During the boom years, Americans borrowed more, usually against higher home values; they saved less and spent more.
在繁荣的年代，美国人借贷较多，通常比他们抵押的房屋所值还要多；他们储蓄少而消费多。
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In boom times Western consumers used it to enhance their lifestyles, companies borrowed to expand their businesses and investors employed debt to enhance their returns.
在经济繁荣时期，西方消费者用它来提升生活品质，公司借助它以期扩大业务，投资商通过债务来提高收益。
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In a recent report, the International Monetary Fund said Indian companies were among the world's most vulnerable, after American firms, because they borrowed aggressively during the boom.