The slump on Wall Street set up a chain reaction in stock markets around the world.
华尔街股价暴跌在全球股票市场上引起了连锁反应。
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The other end of the chain was nailed to the wall.
链条的另一端被固定在墙上。
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The meltdown of these funds sparked a chain of events that contributed to the demise of Bear Stearns, an 85-year-old Wall Street institution, in early 2008.