Greece has been in negotiations with EU member countries and the IMF to secure a bailout - money that would allow it to pay debts coming due in time to avoid having to default.

VOA: standard.2010.04.28

Remember, I said I'm doing this because I expect to have a hundred pounds-- I said one dollar-- I'm going to have to pay out a hundred pounds because this one-period bond, worth one hundred pounds principal, is coming due so I have to pay it out.

回想一下,我说过我会这么做,是因为我会得到一百英镑,我口误说成了一美元,我将要偿还的数额是一百英镑,因为这张一年期,一百英镑面值的债券即将到期,于是我不得不将其支付

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Remember, I said I'm doing this because I expect to have a hundred pounds-- I said one dollar-- I'm going to have to pay out a hundred pounds because this one-period bond, worth one hundred pounds principal, is coming due so I have to pay it out.

回想一下,我说过我会这么做,是因为我会得到一百英镑,我口误说成了一美元,我将要偿还的数额是一百英镑,因为这张一年期,一百英镑面值的债券即将到期,于是我不得不将其支付

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选