贪婪之梦21-英语听力

[00:00.30] [00:02.02]To get a better idea of how primitive moneylending works, you don't need to travel back in time
要想了解从前放债还款的机制，并不需要穿越时空 [00:08.07]There are plenty of modern-day Shylocks remarkably close to home
我们周围就有许多当代夏洛克的影子 [00:12.79]And they don't need to be Jewish to suffer a similar fate to Shylock
他们不一定是犹太人，却与夏洛克的命运相似 [00:34.91]This is Shettleston in the east end of Glasgow
这是格拉斯哥东部的谢特尔斯顿 [00:38.22]It's actually where my grandmother used to live
我的祖母曾经住在这里 [00:40.77]And I think with its distinctive steel shuttering, it's one of the grimmest places in the whole of western Europe
我认为这些独特的钢筋围栏，使这里成为西欧最阴森的地方之一 [00:47.70]In fact, average male life expectancy here is just 64, which is slightly worse than Bangladesh
平均预期的男性寿命只有64岁，比孟加拉国还要少一点 [00:53.55]That means that the average Shettlestonian doesn't actually live long enough to collect his state pension
这意味着平均下来，谢特尔斯顿的人无法活到能领取政府养老金的岁数 [00:59.27]You might think nobody would be mad enough to try and provide financial services here
你也许会认为来这种地方提供金融服务的人脑子肯定进水了 [01:04.62]But someone does
但有人却这么做了 [01:07.03]