Most of us on Main Street won「t feel an immediate impact from MF Global」s demise, but needless to say, several stakeholders won「t be walking away unscathed.
大多数普通投资者不会立刻感受到明富环球破产造成的影响,但不用说,有一些利益相关者肯定无法全身而退。
If you live on Main Street and want to paint your house, the colors must be approved by the historical society.
如果你住在「大街」,想要油漆自己的房子,那么油漆的颜色必须获得历史学会的批準。
But be careful; people on Main Street USA trusted people on Wall Street for a long time because the financial system seemed to be producing reliable results that were the envy of the world.
但当心;长时间以来美国大街的人信任华尔街的人,因为金融系统看上去正在产出让世界羡慕的可靠结果。
And although we」ve heard a lot about Wall Street, those of you on Main Street I think have been struggling for a while, and you recognize that this could have an impact on all sectors of the economy.
尽管我们听说了相当多关于华尔街的事情,但你们那些在城镇主街上的人们(注:这里指美国城镇和乡村的典型居民)已经在(艰难地)努力了一段时间。你们都知道这(金融危机)也许会影响到经济的方方面面。
Sarah:Um. It starts at the theatre near the mall at8and it starts at the theatre on Main Street in25minutes.
嗯。购物中心附近的电影院8点上映,主道大街上的电影院25分钟后开始放映。
Then go straight on Main Street to the coffee shop.
沿着主街一直向前走到咖啡店。
Legislation that was provoked by the misbehaviour of giants such as Enron imposes its heaviest burdens on Main Street firms that know nothing about the wonders of off-balance-sheet trickery.
针对安然等巨头的不良行为而推出的法案对一些主流公司造成了最沉重的负担,而这些公司对资产负债表外欺诈诡计一无所知。
Indeed, it can be argued that this was the cause of the weak corporate governance that contributed mightily to the spectacular business failures of recent years, both on Main Street and Wall Street.
确实,这也证实了最近几年缅因街和华尔街公司的倒闭,都是因为这里的管理比较弱。
「I'm delighted, ecstatic,」 says Rick McGinnis, whose family has run a bar on Main Street for 62 years.
「我很高兴,欣喜若狂。」RickMcGinnis(里克·麦金尼斯)说,他和家人的酒吧在main大街已经62年了。
As President of the new York Fed, he was well known to Wall Street but relatively unknown on Main Street -just the blend of experience and newness that Obama was seeking.
作为纽约联邦储蓄银行主席,他在华尔街名头当当响,但是相对地,在普通商业街上却没这么大的名声——混合了奥巴马寻找的经验和新鲜感。