That's what happens when you're the world's biggest creditor: you get to drop hints like that, which would be enough by themselves to create international economic chaos if they were ever leaked.

如果你是世界上最大的债权国，就会出现这种情况：你可以给出这样的暗示，如果这些暗示被泄露出去，它们本身就足以制造国际经济混乱。

Eliminate even debts where the creditor claims fraud.

甚至免除债权人主张欺诈的债务。

I am not a creditor. This is my money.

我不是债权人，但这本来就是我的钱。

He managed to stall off his creditor.

他设法把债主搪塞过去了。

Creditor governments, most of all Germany, face a dilemma.

债权国家，尤其是德国，处在进退两难的境地。

It said it was now a creditor rather than shareholder in the fund.

目前中投公司已不是该基金的股东投资者，而是债权人。

But now his creditor is coming to take my two boys as his slaves.

现在有债主来，要取我两个儿子作奴仆。

Lamentably, rich creditor countries, such as Germany, are doing much less.

可悲的是，那些富裕的债权国，比如德国，却做得很少。

First, in 1998 a TNK-related creditor sued Chernogorneft for an unpaid bill.

其一，一位与秋明石油公司有关联的债权人于1998年为一笔未尝账单对Chernogorneft公司提起诉讼。

The creditor repossesses the property, sells it for 100, and books loss of 50.

债权人收回房产，将它以100卖出，并记录损失50。

That is particularly true of capital-rich creditor countries such as China.

这在资金充足的象中国这样的债券国已是明显的事实。

This sets the stage for long, fierce battles between different classes of creditor.

因此不同阵营的债权人之间，会进行长期而激烈的角力。

Generally speaking, Britain is deemed to have the most creditor-friendly approach.

总的来说，英国的处理方式对债权人最友好。

Suddenly AIG was on the hook for billions, with Goldman Sachs the creditor-in-chief.

美国国际集团有数十亿美元突然陷入了主要债权人高盛公司的圈套。

Compared with Italy, the latest target of creditor angst, on many counts Japan is more troubling.

比起最近令债权人担忧的意大利，日本的各个方面都更加令人忧虑。

Lastly, if the euro is to survive, creditor countries need to give more aid to deficit countries.

最后，如果欧元继续存活，债权国需要提供更多的援助给债务国。

Germany will make itself heard-at a time of crisis, the euro zone needs its biggest creditor.

德国将在危机期间有所表达：欧元区需要德国这个最大的债主。

The creditor nations could boost domestic demand, to provide a bigger market for debtors' exports.

债权国可以提高国内需求为债务国的出口提供一个较为广阔的市场。

It is not clear what impact Merckle's death will have on negotiations with his creditor Banks.

现在还不清楚默克先生的死讯对其公司与贷款银行之间的谈判有何影响。

But, its real value declines by 50%. The creditor loses 75 in real terms in the inflation scenario.

但是由于真实价值贬值了50%，所以，债权人因通胀损失了75。

The euro zone's northern creditor governments have refused to put more of their own money into the pot.

欧元区北部的债权国也拒绝再将自己的血汗钱投入到这个无底洞里。

As the biggest creditor country, Germany holds the key to resolving the euro zone's sovereign-debt crisis.

德国作为最大的债权国手里握有解决欧元主权债务危机的金钥匙。

Debt, it turns out, can be a liability for the borrower and the creditor, especially when it goes bad.

债务，可以是借款人的责任，也可以是贷款人的责任，特别是当它成为坏债时。

So complimenting a friend's awful haircut or telling a creditor that the check is in the mail both qualify.

比如，赞美朋友可怕的发型，或告诉债权人，还款支票已经邮出了。

But creditor Banks have extended the due date on expiring loans to 2012, giving the company breathing space.

不过债权银行已经将贷款的到期日延长到了2012年，这让公司有了喘息的空间。

If some bonds offer stronger creditor protection against default, should they receive more lenient treatment?

如果有些公债能够针对违约为债权人提供更坚实的保护，他们是否应该受到比较仁慈的对待？