debt ceiling

The government has reached its legal debt ceiling of$ 14.3 trillion.

联邦政府已经达到14.3万亿美元的法定借债上限。

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Last year a fight over the federal debt ceiling placed the US recovery at entirely unnecessary risk.

去年，有关联邦债务上限的争吵曾令美国经济复苏面临完全没有必要的风险。

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Will this farce recur every time the debt ceiling needs raising?

每次需要提高债务上限的时候，都会上演这种闹剧吗？

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But the new approach that speaker Boehner unveiled today, which would temporarily extend the debt ceiling in exchange for spending cuts, would force us to once again face the threat of default just six months from now.

但众议院博纳议长今天公布的新方式，即以临时提高国债上限换取削减支出的方式，将迫使我们在短短6个月之后再次面临债务欠付的威胁。

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In the past, raising the debt ceiling was routine.

过去提高国债上限是例行公事。

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Catherine, before you buy into this drivel, ask yourself why does China have a trade surplus with the US, and why the US has trouble paying its debt, i.e raising the debt ceiling?

凯瑟琳，在你说出这些胡言乱语之前，问问自己，为什么中国对美国有一个贸易顺差，以及我们为什么支付债务困难，提高债务上限？

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The debt ceiling crisis and the agreement that ended it point to deep dysfunction in our system.

债务上限危机以及缓解危机的协议，都表明我们（美国）的体系存在着严重的功能性障碍。

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The debt ceiling is the legal limit set by Congress on how much money American can borrow.

债务上限是美国国会对美国的借款数额设定的法律限制。

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On Monday, after weeks of failing to take a position on the debt debacle, the former Massachusetts governor said he would not support the deal hatched by the White House and Republicans to raise the debt ceiling in the 11th hour.

罗姆尼数周以来都未能阐明对于债务上限谈判的立场，但他在周一却表示，不支持白宫和共和党人在最后一刻达成的提高债务上限的妥协。

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It would fund the government through mid-January, raise the debt ceiling until early February.

这将在1月中旬资助政府，提高债务上限直至2月初。

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Although it has been normal for the Congress to increase its debt ceiling in the past through many presidencies, the extreme bipartisan conflict over the debt ceiling is unusual.

虽然过去在很多总统任职期，国会提高债务上限是正常的，但是两党在债务上限问题上的极端分歧是罕见的。

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The two parties also disagree on the time and quantum of raising the debt ceiling.

两党还在提高债务最高限额的时间和额度上意见相左。

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Earlier this year he led negotiations on raising the debt ceiling.

今年一开年就忙着跟共和党谈提高债务上限。

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The debate about the US debt ceiling and its likely consequences highlights the dilemma.

围绕美国债务上限及其后果的辩论就突显了这一两难问题。

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Its most recent challenge: raising the government's debt ceiling to avoid default.

最近的挑战是，为了避免债务违约而提高政府债务限额。

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The possible U.S. debt ceiling crisis averted for now.

美国债务可能的上限危机现在已经解除。

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Understand –-raising the debt ceiling does not allow Congress to spend more money.

需要澄清的是，提高国债上限并不是允许国会花更多的钱。

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The House of Representatives may pose the greatest challenge to raising the debt ceiling.

国会众议院可能对提高债务上限构成最大的挑战。

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Teachers, we have a bunch of great resources on the debt ceiling.

教师们，对于债务上限问题我们有很多资源。

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There's another crisis to consider that could sway the direction of gold: The debt ceiling.

我们还要考虑另一场可能影响黄金走势的危机：债务上限。

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However he says he won't negotiate to raise the debt ceiling in the coming weeks.

但他表示将不会在未来几周对提高债务上限问题作出让步。

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The debt ceiling or limit is currently set at$ 19.81 trillion.

目前的债务上限是19.81万亿美元。

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Then there is issue of upcoming debt ceiling.

同时也会关注即将面临的债务上限问题。

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First, increase the debt ceiling.

第一种是债务上限得到提高。

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the debt ceiling debate and the government shutdown, another Washington blunder occurred.

债务上限辩论和美国政府关闭，华盛顿的另一个错误上演。

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Some in Congress would like to see a higher debt ceiling as part of negotiations.

作为磋商的一部分，国会中的一些人会很高兴看到一个更高的债务限额。

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Or the fiscal cliff and debt ceiling debates in Washington.

或者是华盛顿对财政悬崖与债务限额争论。

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They also ask about our legislative debates, on issues like the debt ceiling.

他们还询问美国国内的立法争议，比如负债上限等问题。

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A lot of people don't think we should have a debt ceiling.

不过许多人认为我们不应该设置债务上限。

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The debt ceiling is a borrowing limit passed by Congress in 1917 to fund the war effort.

债务最高限额是一种借款限额，1917年由美国国会立法通过，来为一战提供资金。

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