Written on it are the names of farmers whose acres yielded only bitterness, business men whose books were portents of disaster, home owners who were faced with eviction, frugal citizens whose savings were insecure.

• 花名册上记着那些土地上只长苦果的农民、那些账薄预兆着灾难的商人、那些即将被扫地出门的屋主、那些眼看着储蓄不保的省吃俭用的老百姓。