CNN News: 美國或將再次提高債務上限

I would like us to raise the debt ceiling sooner rather than later.
我希望盡早提高債務上限。
That's fair enough for me.
我認為這樣做有道理。
On the subject of the debt ceiling, this shouldn't even be a question.
就債務上限來說，這甚至不應該成為一個問題。
I happen to think that debt ceiling is a good thing. A lot of people don't think we should have a debt ceiling.
我恰好認為債務上限是件好事。許多人認為我們不應該設置債務上限。
oh, the debt ceiling, the eternal Washington food fight. So, what is it? And why is it so contentious?
債務上限，華盛頓永恒的食物戰(zhàn)。什么是債務上限?為什么它這么有爭議?
The debt ceiling is the legal limit set by Congress on how much money American can borrow.
債務上限是美國國會對美國的借款數(shù)額設定的法律限制。
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.
因為美國的支出多于收入，所以必須通過借款來彌補差額。債務上限會限定借款數(shù)額。問題是，借款根本不夠。所以，每隔一段時間，美國就要提高一下債務上限。如果不提高，那美國財政部就無法按時付清所有賬單。
Now, the Treasury does have a little wiggle room before it gets to that point, something it calls "extraordinary measures" to move money around.
在到達那種地步之前，財政部還有一些回旋余地，他們可以采取所謂的“特別措施”來進行資金周轉。
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，會計手段會用盡，而債務上限無法避免。這通常就是爭論最激烈的時候。
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。目前的債務上限是19.81萬億美元。而美國的國家債務總額是19.88萬億美元，而且債務還在繼續(xù)增加。實際上，就在你看屏幕的這段時間，債務就增加了約21.5萬美元。
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.
國會需要決定是否提高債務上限以及是否允許政府繼續(xù)借款。專家表示，實施“特別措施”將使美國財政部的運轉資金維持到今年秋天，而如果屆時債務上限沒有提高，那政府將會面臨實際后果。