We've got guys who will not approve the debt limit extension unless we give ’em a piece of meat, real meat,’ ” meaning spending cuts.

除非我们让他们切一块肉，一块真正的肉，就会有人拒绝债务限额的延伸，’”，这块肉指的就是削减开支。

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The bank’s officials have argued, in increasingly hysterical tones, that any tampering with Greek debt, even a modest extension of maturities, would be a catastrophe.

欧中中央银行的官员们以一种歇斯底里的语调争论道，任何对于希腊债务的改变，即便是对到期债务的一丁点延期，都将导致一场灾难。

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The bank's officials have argued, in increasingly hysterical tones, that any tampering with Greek debt, even a modest extension of maturities, would be a catastrophe.

欧中中央银行的官员们以一种歇斯底里的语调争论道，任何对于希腊债务的改变，即便是对到期债务的一丁点延期，都将导致一场灾难。

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Now France and Germany are apparently lobbying for a debt extension, though the ECB is not convinced this is a good idea.

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And Congress will have to vote yet again on a debt limit extension.

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How then do conservatives negotiate the coming debt ceiling extension, especially when they control neither the White House nor the Senate?

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