in ordinary times, a capitalist economy lets prices -- such as those of homes, mortgage-backed securities and stocks -- fall to the point where the big-bucks crowd rushes in, hoping to make a killing.
在通常的情况下,资本主义经济体会让房屋、抵押贷款担保证券和股票等的价格降到足以令持有大量资金的投资者争相涌入、趁机抄底的水平。