For the time being, banks no longer trust other banks enough to lend them money except on onerous terms; equally worryingly, they lack confidence that other banks will trust them if they want to borrow.

• 此时此刻，有些银行对其它银行信任不足，除非后者愿承担过重义务，否则难予放贷；同样令人担忧的是，这些银行也对自身借贷时会否获得其它银行的信任而缺乏信心。