| 预测 | to predict |
| 贷款 | loan |
| 数额 | sum |
| 萧xiāo条 | recession |
| 推算 | to arrive at a figure |
| 刺激 | to stimulate |
| Houston | 休斯敦 |
| Atlanta | 亚特兰大 |
| Miami | 迈阿密 |
| Los Angeles | 洛杉矶 |
| to recover | 复苏 |
| to be surprised | 出乎意料 |
| to last | 维持 |
| to be in financial difficulty | 陷入经济困境 |
| credit card | 信用卡 |
| debt | 欠款 |
| (dollars) weak | 疲软píruăn |
| to be good for | 有利可图 |
| the only good thing | 唯一的指望 |