经济学人双语版：美国债务天花板在哪里

 经济学人双语版：美国债务天花板在哪里

On October 6th, as The Economist was going to press, Mitch McConnell, the Republicans’ leader in the Senate, offered to stop obstructing a small rise in the debt ceiling, which would put off the issue until December (see United States section). But a deal is yet to be done.

10月6日，就在《经济学人》即将出版之际，参议院共和党领袖米奇·麦康奈尔提出停止阻挠小幅提高债务上限，这将把问题推迟到12月(见美国部分)。但协议尚未达成。

Platinum is at the centre of a more unorthodox campaign to avert a debt crisis.

为了避免债务危机，白金正处于一场非正统运动的中心。

In 1996 Congress directed the United States Mint to begin a commemorative coin programme.

1996年，国会指示美国铸币局开始一项纪念币计划。

This included minting gold $5 coins depicting George Washington, and silver $1 coins to mark the 125th anniversary of the creation of Yellowstone National Park.

这包括铸造描绘乔治·华盛顿的5美元金币，以及纪念黄石国家公园创建125周年的1美元银币。

But in 2010 Carlos Mucha, a lawyer, argued that he had found a loophole in the legislation.

但在2010年，律师卡洛斯·穆查辩称，他在立法中发现了一个漏洞。

Whereas the Mint may not produce gold and silver coins in denominations of more than $50, no such limit applies to platinum coins.

虽然造币厂不能生产面额超过50美元的金币和银币，但白金币却没有这样的限制。