If the debt ceiling is not raised by Tuesday, Americans could face rising interest rates and the value of the U. s. dollar may drop compared to other currencies, among other problems.

如果周二之前债务上限仍未上调，美国人将面临利率上调、美元贬值及其他问题。

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This would be particularly true if the Los Angeles peso had a poor history of currency decline, and thus the interest rates on L.A. peso-denominated debt was very high, compared to U.

假如更不幸的是，洛杉矶比索在历史上一再贬值，而以它计价的债务的利率与美元债务比较而言将非常高，上述结果就会确定无疑。

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"This means its appetite for U. S. debt will be smaller," he wrote in a report this week, so other buyers will have to pick up the slack if interest rates are not to rise.

“这意味着其对美国的债务将是规模较小的，”他在一份报告中写道这个星期，以便其他买主将带着这种呆滞，如果利率不上升。

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VOA asked the diplomat if his country has an interest in the success of the U.S.

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