Nevertheless, an outside observer might have been struck by the weight given to the possibility that the decade-long boom might well suffer a real reversal, followed by serious declines. There seems to be a general recognition of substantial downside risk, as the current credit crisis seems to be related to the decline in US home prices that we have already seen.
然而，一个局外观察者也许会对如此多的人认定为期10年的繁荣可能会遭受一次真正的倒转并且随之引发房价的暴跌而感到震惊。大家似乎公认存在实质性的不利风险，因为目前的信贷危机似乎与我们已经看到的美国房价的下跌相关。