(单词翻译:单击)
The results from a default would be absolutely catastrophic, not only for the United States economy, but economies all over the world.
债务违约的后果绝对是灾难性的，不仅对美国经济，对世界各地的经济体都是如此。
So the debt ceiling, also known as the debt limit, is the maximum amount that the United States is allowed to borrow to pay off its debts.
债务限额，也被称为债务上限，是美国法律允许为偿还债务借入的最大金额。
If the government debt hits that limit and the government doesn't lift the debt ceiling to be able to pay off those debts, then the United States would be unable to pay what it owes and would then default.
如果政府债务达到这一上限，而政府没有提高债务限额来偿还这些债务，那么美国将无法偿还其所欠债务，然后就会违约。
We don't know the immediate effects of a default, but we've been warned over and over again by experts that it would be catastrophic.
我们目前还不清楚债务违约的直接影响，但专家一再警告，违约将会造成灾难性影响。
People who rely on social programs such as food stamps would not get that assistance.
依赖食物券等社会计划的人将无法得到援助。
People who rely on social security would not get that assistance.
依赖社会保障的人无法得到援助。
Troops, veterans would not be paid and get the help that they need.
军队、退伍军人拿不到工资，也得不到他们需要的帮助。
It's really a big question mark about how far and how wide the ramifications would be, not only within the United States, but how it would also impact the rest of the world.
它会对美国国内，以及会对世界其他地区产生多大、多深远的影响，都还是一个未知数。
