CNN News: 美國(guó)或?qū)⒃俅翁岣邆鶆?wù)上限

I would like us to raise the debt ceiling sooner rather than later.
我希望盡早提高債務(wù)上限。
That's fair enough for me.
我認(rèn)為這樣做有道理。
On the subject of the debt ceiling, this shouldn't even be a question.
就債務(wù)上限來(lái)說(shuō)，這甚至不應(yīng)該成為一個(gè)問(wèn)題。
I happen to think that debt ceiling is a good thing. A lot of people don't think we should have a debt ceiling.
我恰好認(rèn)為債務(wù)上限是件好事。許多人認(rèn)為我們不應(yīng)該設(shè)置債務(wù)上限。
oh, the debt ceiling, the eternal Washington food fight. So, what is it? And why is it so contentious?
債務(wù)上限，華盛頓永恒的食物戰(zhàn)。什么是債務(wù)上限?為什么它這么有爭(zhēng)議?
The debt ceiling is the legal limit set by Congress on how much money American can borrow.
債務(wù)上限是美國(guó)國(guó)會(huì)對(duì)美國(guó)的借款數(shù)額設(shè)定的法律限制。
Because the U.S. spends more money than it takes in, it must borrow to make up the difference. The debt ceiling caps how much. The problem is, it's not enough. So, every once in a while, the country needs to raise it. If it doesn't, the Treasury Department won't be able to pay all of its bills in full and on time.
因?yàn)槊绹?guó)的支出多于收入，所以必須通過(guò)借款來(lái)彌補(bǔ)差額。債務(wù)上限會(huì)限定借款數(shù)額。問(wèn)題是，借款根本不夠。所以，每隔一段時(shí)間，美國(guó)就要提高一下債務(wù)上限。如果不提高，那美國(guó)財(cái)政部就無(wú)法按時(shí)付清所有賬單。
Now, the Treasury does have a little wiggle room before it gets to that point, something it calls "extraordinary measures" to move money around.
在到達(dá)那種地步之前，財(cái)政部還有一些回旋余地，他們可以采取所謂的“特別措施”來(lái)進(jìn)行資金周轉(zhuǎn)。
But eventually, the accounting tricks run out and there's no more avoiding the debt ceiling. That's usually when the fireworks break out.
但是最終，會(huì)計(jì)手段會(huì)用盡，而債務(wù)上限無(wú)法避免。這通常就是爭(zhēng)論最激烈的時(shí)候。
Those extraordinary measures she mentioned are being utilized right now. The debt ceiling or limit is currently set at $19.81 trillion. The U.S. national debt is now $19.88 trillion and counting. In fact, since you saw come back on your screen, it's increased by about$215,000.
她剛剛提到的“特別措施”目前正在使用。目前的債務(wù)上限是19.81萬(wàn)億美元。而美國(guó)的國(guó)家債務(wù)總額是19.88萬(wàn)億美元，而且債務(wù)還在繼續(xù)增加。實(shí)際上，就在你看屏幕的這段時(shí)間，債務(wù)就增加了約21.5萬(wàn)美元。
It's up to Congress to decide whether to raise the debt ceiling and allow the government to keep borrowing money. Experts say the extraordinary measures in place will allow the Treasury Department to essentially move money around until this fall when actual consequences would hit if the limit isn't raise.
國(guó)會(huì)需要決定是否提高債務(wù)上限以及是否允許政府繼續(xù)借款。專家表示，實(shí)施“特別措施”將使美國(guó)財(cái)政部的運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)資金維持到今年秋天，而如果屆時(shí)債務(wù)上限沒(méi)有提高，那政府將會(huì)面臨實(shí)際后果。