Although many other big firms resisted the temptation to over-borrow, developers borrowed heavily and built bigger and fancier hotels as if the whole world were planning a holiday in Las Vegas.

尽管许多其他大公司抵制了过度借贷的诱惑，但开发商还是大量借贷去建造了更大、更豪华的酒店，就好像全世界都在计划去拉斯维加斯度假一样。