ATOR： This was a new kind of financial crisis； unlike anything the International Monetary Fund had ever encountered。 The IMF organized huge loans for Indonesia and other Asian nations； on the condition they cut government spending； raise interest rates； and eliminate corruption。
旁白：這是一種金融危機的新形式，與以往國際貨幣基金組織所遇到過的任何一種危機都不同。國際貨幣基金組織為印度尼西亞和其他亞洲國家組織了鉅額貸款，條件是他們削減政府開支，提高利率，以及消除腐敗。
STANLEY FISCHER： You're the doctor going in to deal with a very sick patient。 The public blames the doctor for the fact that the patient is sick； but the patient was sick to begin with。 But these things are societally wrenching； and there are huge vested interests； and you wouldn't get into these crises if the vested interests weren't that important。 That I think is why it takes political change to deal with a crisis as big as this。
STANLEY FISCHER：你就是一個要治療一個危重病人的醫生。公眾抱怨這個醫生因為那個病人有病，但是，是病人先有的病。然而這些事情是會對社會造成傷害的，但又有人期望從中獲取巨大的利益，而如果這些所期望的利益不那麼重要的話，你是不會深入到這些危機中去的。這就是我認為的為什麼要處理好這麼大的一次危機需要政治改革的原因。
NARRATOR： To some of the region's entrenched leaders； the IMF's conditions smacked of a new kind of colonialism。
旁白：對於該地區的一些地位鞏固的領導人來說，國際貨幣基金組織的條件就象是一種新形式的殖民主義強加給他們的條件。
MAHATHIR BIN MOHAMAD： Presently we see a well…planned effort to undermine the economies of all the Asian countries by destabilizing their currencies。
馬哈蒂爾：目前，我們看到一種要透過使我們的貨幣幣值不穩定的方法來達到破壞所有亞洲國家經濟的目的的，計劃周密的努力。
In the old days you needed to conquer a country with military force； and then you could control that country。 Today it is not necessary at all。 You can destabilize a country； make it poor； and then make a request for help； and for the help that is given； you gain control over the policies of the country； and when you gain control over the policies of a country； effectively you have coloniz