大萧条(1/7)

Good afternoon, today's lecture is the first one of a series of lectures on Great Depression. We will first talk about the definition of Great Depression and then its causes. First, the Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding World War II. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations, but in most countries it started in about 1929 and lasted until the late 1930s or early 1940s. It was the longest, most widespread and deepest depression of the 20th century, and is used in the 21st century as an example of how far the world's economy can decline. The depression originated in the United States, triggered by the stock market crash of October 29,1929 (known as Black Tuesday), but quickly spread to almost every country in the world.

大家下午好,今天的讲座是大萧条系列讲座的第一部分。我们将首先讨论大萧条的定义,然后谈谈造成大萧条的原因。首先,大萧条是第二次世界大战前十年的一场严重的全球经济萧条。大萧条发生的时间在每个国家都不一样,但在大多数国家,它始于1929年,一直持续到二十世纪三十年代末或二十世纪四十年代初。这是20世纪时间最长、范围最广、影响最深刻的经济萧条，并于21世纪被用作为世界经济可以衰退到什么程度的一个例子。大萧条起源于美国，由1929年10月29日(称为黑色星期二)的股市崩盘所引发,但很快就蔓延到几乎世界上每个国家。