In the crisis, companies that had relied on selling marketable securities to raise working capital turned in desperation to their banks instead, tapping pre-arranged credit lines to keep afloat.

• 在危机中，靠出售有价证券筹集周转资金的企业陷入绝境，反而向银行求助，以透支预先设定的信贷额度以保证还债能力。