To keep the wheel of borrowing and lending spinning, the Icelandic banks relied on foreign institutions to lend them cash. 为了维持借贷和放贷的车轮转动，冰岛银行依赖于海外机构为他们提供现金贷款。
They furnish ready cash to households and firms in exchange for pledges of future income, such as mortgages and loans. 它们以家庭和公司未来的收入为担保来为它们提供现金，例如按揭和贷款。
