What does the phrase 'back into the black' (Line 4
What does the phrase "back into the black" (Line 4, Para.2) mean? 查看材料
A. Repay all their mortgage.
B. Become depressed again.
C. Back into a profitable state.
D. Get their houses back.
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正确答案:C
根据题干中的backintotheblack可定位到原文第二段第三句。该句指出,上涨的房价已使500万名房主……,但有1100万人仍旧处于负资产状态中。由此可推知backintotheblack应该和后半句提到的negativeequity语义相反,可猜测backintotheblack指的是“扭亏为盈,有盈余”,选项C符合,答案为C。报表余额,赤字用红色标注,盈余用黑色标注,故有此说法。
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