Don't say love easily, promises the promise is debt.

不要轻易说爱，许下的诺言就是欠下的债。

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Ireland, by contrast, is a high-productivity, low-spending country that got in trouble from a foolish promise to back the debt of its bloated Banks.

相反，爱尔兰是一个具有高生产力而低支出的国家，而它则因为一个为其负债臃肿的银行进行还债的愚蠢承诺而陷入了麻烦。

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If a promise to pay someone money in the future isn't a debt, what is it?

在未来支付金钱的承诺，如果不是负债，还能是什么呢？

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Offering a pension is like incurring a debt, since it involves the promise of a series of future payments.

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For the ratings agencies, the OBR's re-assessment of growth is important, but also key is Mr Osborne's abandonment of his promise to have the debt ratio falling by 2015-16.

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This signal is further reinforced by the promise of the Treasury to tide over debt with emergency funds if need be, indicating the potential need for additional reliance on non-legislative bodies to substitute for Congressional policy change.

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