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美国国债

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今年5月，美国国债再一次到达上限，如果再发国债，就需要修改法律；如果美国停止发债，那么最迟到8月2日，美国国债就会出现违约。这可是个大事件啊！美国不会欠债不还吧？先不考虑这个这么大的问题了，欢迎大家收听今天的媒体课程。 来源链接：美国国债 “大到不能倒”
Tue Jul 19 2011 | David, Jiaojie
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大到不能倒 dà dàobùnéngdǎo 'too big to fail'
上调 shàngtiáo to raise (a budget or rate)
下调 xiàtiáo to lower (a budget or rate)
国债 guózhài national debt
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zhè piān kèwén méiyǒu duìhuà 。
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