The government wants lenders to do more to assess a borrower's ability to repay.

政府希望贷方能够更加全面地评估借方的偿还能力。

Unless politicians deal with the problem now, Diane Lim Rogers, chief economist at the Concorde Coalition, says worries about the nation's ability to repay its debts will make the U.S. less attractive to investors.

而经济学家戴安认为如果政客们现在不解决这个问题，那么投资者就会因为担心美国偿还债务的能力而不考虑美国。

In the eurozone, for instance, Italy’s bonds offer a higher yield than Germany’s, even though they share a currency, because lenders have more confidence in Germany’s ability to repay its debt.

例如，在欧元区，意大利债券的收益率高于德国， 尽管它们使用同一种货币，因为贷方对德国偿还债务的能力更有信心。

During the war Congress had issued bonds to veterans in lieu of pay, and many sold their holdings at steep discounts to speculators due to the lack of faith in Congress' ability to repay them.

战争期间，国会向退伍军人发行债券来代替工资，许多人由于对国会偿还债券的能力缺乏信心， 以极低的折扣向投机者出售其持有的股票。