AFTER lurching robotically into their worst crisis in more than three-quarters of a century, the fundamental weakness of banks in America and Europe has now become horribly clear.

• 陷入了就四分之三的危机，就美国的和欧洲的银行所陷入的经济危机开始显示出来了，美国政府通过基金市场的投入了以摆脱目前的死帐以保持银行的收支平衡。