Then, we viewed our houses as money machines that would always provide a surplus of cash on a moment's notice, since real estate "never goes down in value."

接着从房地产“永远不会贬值”时期开始，人们就把总是可以为我们提供多余的现金的房子当成了造钱机器。

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Few people have large sums of surplus cash.

几乎没人有大笔的闲钱。

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Such a large sum of surplus cash can cause a bubble.

这么大一笔盈余现金可以促成泡沫。

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That risk was already highlighted earlier this year in public statements of Vodafone, GlaxoSmithKline, WPP and Reckitt Benckiser that they were moving their surplus cash out of euros and out of the eurozone on a daily basis.

BBC: Could the euro survive a Greek exit?

By and large, most economists I speak to think the Chancellor's decision to take hold of that big cash surplus sitting in the Bank of England's quantitative easing account is perfectly sensible.

BBC: Why the Bank held off spending

The committee were keen to know why Scottish Water was in a position of surplus reduction in cash terms.

BBC: Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee 2