And these high interest rates, by raising the burden of debt service, make default more likely.

而这些高的利率有加重了债务服务的负担，增大了违约的可能性。

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For example, consumer debt service (repayment of principal and interest) is less than 12 percent of disposable income, down from almost 14 percent in 2007, reports the Fed.

举例来说，美联储报告显示，消费债务服务(偿还本金和利息)占可支配收入的12%也不到，比2007年降低近14个百分点。

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Meanwhile, Grupo Ferrovial, the Spanish infrastructure company that owns BAA, posted a 49% drop in annual net profit partly because of service costs on its debt.

与此同时，收购BAA公司的西班牙建商Grupo Ferrovial宣布公司年度净获利下滑49%，部分要归因于公司债务的服务成本。

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An economy growing at a real rate of 5% can service this amount of debt.

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