While the government took over A.I.G., it refused a bailout for a big investment bank, Lehman Brothers.That forced Lehman to seek Bankruptcy Court protection from its creditors.

• 尽管美国政府接管AIG，但拒绝挽救一家大型投资银行（雷曼兄弟），迫使雷曼兄弟在破产法院寻求债权人保护。