Borrowing funds is costly for countries with poor credit ratings.

对于信用较差的国家来说，借款成本高昂。

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

常客计划背书的债券往往比发行它的航空公司拥有更好的信用。

That is, if my credit rating is satisfactory.

只要我的信用令人满意，就是它啦。

So, Lauren, could this affect markets or the US credit rating?

所以劳伦，这会影响市场或美国的信用吗？

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

我们可以看到信用机构下调美国债。

What's the correlation between an ageing population and a lower credit rating?

人口老龄化信用降低之间有联？

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的信用遭到下调。

The settlement pushes credit rating firms to be more proactive about fixing mistakes.

这份解协议要求信用机构更加积极地改正错误。

Regulators in New York today announced a nation-wide settlement with credit rating agencies.

今天，纽约监管机构宣布与信用机构达成解协议，这一协议将惠及全美。

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，全球具有信用的公司中大约有十分之一的出现了违约情况。

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年受到了美国信用下调的考验。

At the same time, credit ratings agencies were telling investors these mortgage backed-securities were safe investments.

与此同时，信用机构也在告诉投资者这些抵押贷款支持证券是安全投资。

Credit rating agencies working for the investment banks had told investors that the securities were safe.

为投资银行工作的信用机构告诉投资者，这些证券很安全。

A junk bond is a risky type of loan given to companies with low credit ratings.

Junk bond 是一种风险较高的贷款，发放给信用较低的公司。

The credit ratings agency added that the government's failure to deliver promised reforms could slow growth.

该信用机构称政府未能兑现所承诺的改革将会导致发展放缓。

Rating agency Moody's has placed six U. S. banks on review for potential credit rating downgrades.

机构穆迪已经将六家美国银行列入可能下调信用的观察名单。

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

白宫批了这项法案，称其“不幸”。以色列的信用被下调。

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，但信用良好。

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

这笔交易减少的债足以使这三家即将独立的公司获得投资信用。

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

我的薪水很高，而且以前我的信用从来没有出过问题。