迪拜世界宣布将推迟支付价值大约260亿美元的债务。
Dubai World announced it was deferring some 26 billion dollars worth of debt.
这就是为什么近年来立法改革的多次尝试都以失败告终，这使得邮政服务无法支付账单，除非推迟重要的现代化进程。
This is why repeated attempts at reform legislation have failed in recent years, leaving the Postal Service unable to pay its bills except by deferring vital modernization.
效果——消费增长和就业岗位增加——立竿见影，而支付这无法逃避的账单就推迟到了将来。
The benefits - growing consumption and more jobs - were immediate, whereas paying the inevitable bill could be postponed into the future.
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