Twice before in history a country has, under similar circumstances, run up foreign reserves of the same magnitude.

历史上至少发生过两次类似的情况。

But courts may allow plaintiffs who were harmed under similar circumstances by the same person or company to join together in a common class of litigants to pursue their lawsuit.

但是法院可以允许在相似情境下受到同一人或公司损害的原告们携手进行集体起诉。