Experian, a credit-scoring agency, reckons 85% of new and 54% of used cars are now bought with loans, compared to 79% and 52% in 2007.

评级公司益佰利评估：85%新车和54%旧车是贷款买，相比之下，2007年两者数据分别为79%和52%。

Over the years, the Bull run would be tested in August 2011 by the U.S. Credit Rating downgrade.

这次牛市在2011年受到了美国评级下调考验。

Borrowing funds is costly for countries with poor credit ratings.

对于评级较差国家来说，借款成本高昂。

But the mess that Wall Street made, is the mess that Main Street is now feeling as bank react with a sharp tightening of credit in a highly uncertain market making business loans harder to come by.

但是华尔街制造乱局却波及到了其他街上。银行随即提高了评级，这使得贷款变得更加困难。

Scheme-backed debt tends to boast a better credit rating than the airline issuing it.

常客计划债券往往比发行它航空公司拥有更好评级。

We could see a downgrade of US debt by the credit rating agencies.

我们可以看到评级机构下调美国债务评级。

The lack of a pension fix has led to downgrades of Illinois credit ratings.

缺乏养老金致使伊利诺斯州评级遭到下调。

In the past two recessions, about a tenth of firms with credit ratings defaulted worldwide.

在过去两次经济衰退中，全球具有评级公司中大约有十分之一出现了违约情况。

The entire country suffered from a lack of ready cash and the obvious solution was to borrow money, but with no established credit rating, none of the large European banks were willing to give the United States government a loan.

整个国家都受到现金短缺困扰，显而易见解决方案是借钱，但由于没有既定评级，没有一家欧洲大型银行愿意向美国政府提供贷款。

The credit rating agency says the downgrade of the U. S. reflects an expectation of fiscal deterioration over the next three years and high and growing general government debt burden.

评级机构表示，美国评级下调反映了未来三年财政恶化预期，以及政府总体债务负担高企且不断增加。

A loss of a triple-A bond rating would be more painful for Britain than for most countries, because the state stands behind an oversized banking sector.

若英国失掉AAA主 权评级，他会比其他国家更惨，因为英国国内庞大银行机构必须靠国家良好正常运转。

The international credit rating agency says the downgrade reflects the impact of the continuation of the war in Gaza, heightened geopolitical risks and military operations on multiple fronts.

这家国际评级机构称，此次下调反映了加沙战争持续、地缘政治风险加剧以及多条战线军事行动影响。

Stimulus, tax cuts, an auto bailout, a new healthcare law, debt ceiling showdowns and a credit downgrade of U.S. debt.

刺激方案、减税、汽车业救助计划、新医疗法、债务上限“摊牌”、美国债务评级下调。

Low rates will not last forever, so companies are keen to take advantage of what might be an historic opportunity.

低评级并不会一直持续下去，因此企业热衷于利这些可能千载难逢机遇.

One of the 3 major rating agencies Fitch warned it could downgrade the US creditworthiness if the impasse isn't resolved.

三大评级机构之一惠誉警告称，如果僵局得不到解决，它可能会下调美国评级。

To assess clients, banks and insurers rely on credit ratings. These have plummeted as firms' cash flows have dwindled.

为了评估客户，银行和保险公司依赖评级。等级会随着公司现金流减少而骤降。

This includes eight small, northern members of the European Union (EU) with bad weather and good credit ratings.

该同盟包括八个欧盟（EU）北部小国，这些地方气候恶劣，但评级良好。

The transaction reduced debt by enough to provide the three soon-to-be independent companies with an investment-grade credit rating.

这笔交易减少债务足以使这三家即将独立公司获得投资级评级。

My salary is pretty high and I've never had a problem with my credit rating in the past.

我薪水很高，而且以前我评级从来没有出过问题。

The White House criticised the law, saying it was " unfortunate" . Israel's credit rating was downgraded.

白宫批评了这项法案，称其“不幸”。以色列评级被下调。