Although neither scenario is likely, I believe that Catastrophic Collapse represents the greater risk.

我相信毁灭性的破坏才是真正的威胁虽然在情景分析上也是不太可能的。

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GM CEO Rick Wagoner said the package is needed to 'save the U.S. economy from a catastrophic collapse.'

通用汽车首席执行长瓦格纳(Rick Wagoner)说，需要有这样一个方案，以把美国经济从灾难性的崩溃边缘拯救出来。

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Catastrophic collapse: More than three million colonies in America and billions of bees worldwide have died since 2006.

灾难性崩溃：2006年以来美国有300多万，世界各地有数十亿蜜蜂死亡。

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But another catastrophic collapse ensued leaving Pakistan 2-0 up with just one match to play.

CNN: England collapse hands Pakistan victory

There is now much discussion in Berlin of what the final reckoning could be if the bailouts fail in a catastrophic collapse.

BBC: Constitutional issues could stop Merkel buckling

For as long as the catastrophic collapse of the euro zone remains a real possibility, it is hard to see that changing.

ECONOMIST: The euro