MARK MOBIUS： The Central Bank kept saying no； no； no。 And they were shelling out the ； and of course any hedge fund manager looking at that would say； "；Hey； these guys are going to be in trouble； and I'm going to short the Thai baht。"；
MARK MOBIUS：中央銀行一直在說不，不，不。他們出售美元以保護本國貨幣。所以，他們的外匯儲備迅速降低，而那些對沖基金經理人看到這種情況就會說：“哈， 這些人要有麻煩了，我可要對泰銖作空。
NARRATOR： The baht came under relentless market pressure。 In July 1997； the Thai government was forced to devalue。
旁白：泰銖面臨強大的市場壓力。1997年7月，泰國政府被迫降低幣值。
The bubble had burst。 The Asian financial crisis was about to begin。
泡沫破滅了。亞洲金融危機即將開始。
SIRVAT VORAVETVUTHIKUN： When the crisis hit； I realized my fate。 I could not sell a single unit when the crisis hit。
SIRVAT VORAVETVUTHIKUN：當危機來臨時，我意識到了我的命運。當危機來臨的時候，我一套房子也賣不出去了。
My condominium is called the American dream home； dream condominium。 But we are broke。 Even my clients who were multibillionaires are broke also。
我的豪華公寓叫做“美國夢幻家園”。但是，我們破產了。連我的那些曾經是百萬富翁的客戶都破產了。
NARRATOR： The economic shock reverberated throughout all levels of Thai society。
旁白：這一經濟動盪迴旋於泰國社會的各個層面。
PANJIT NIYOMDET； Factory Worker； Bangkok。 Thailand： When the economy went bad； my husband's salary was cut 30 percent。 I was lucky； I kept my job； but I didn't get a raise。 To support our family； my husband had to find other work。
PANJIT NIYOMDET，工廠工人，曼谷，泰國：當經濟不好的時候，我丈夫的薪水降低了30％。我算是幸運的。我保住了我的工作，但是，我沒有得到加薪。為了養活一家，我丈夫不得不再去找其他工作。
NARRATOR： The cost of living was rising。 Everything was going up …… water； electricity； even soap。 But the salaries were staying the same； or going down。
旁白：消費水平不斷提高。所有東西都漲價 —— 水，電，甚至肥皂。而工資卻沒有漲甚至下降了。
With its economy in a virtual free fall； Thailand received an emergency rescue loan from the Intern