former chairman of the Federal Reserve 美联储前主席
treasury secretaries 财政部长
op-ed 专栏
co-authored 联合撰写
co-authored an op-ed on the New York Times
The global economy teetered in the face of a classic financial panic.
teeter totter 跷跷板 (he is about to fall)
precarious 危险的
in very precarious position
hindsight is 20/20 事后诸葛亮
in sync with 与.....一致
conflict of interests 利益冲突
Wallstreet firms
in some respects 在一些方面
The gap in regulatory oversight have largely been closed. 监管缺口、漏洞
make the system more resilient
conflagration 灾难
as memory of the crisis fades
congress (legislative branch of government who make the law) vs senate
FDIC= federal deposit insurance cooperation
solvent 有偿付能力的
danger of gambling
level off 趋于平稳
attuned 灵敏的
Doctors must be attuned to the symptoms in the patient. (means doctors watch them carefully)
foreseeable future 可预见的未来（短期的未来）
We have put the appropriate safeguards in place. (n. 保障措施)
safeguard against disease 预防疾病 (v. )
Teachers must take criminal background checks to safeguard children in schools. (v. )
Federal regulators are making tighter restrictions.
end with a fire metaphor
we always doom to repeat the past.
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