1、In 2007, the federal deficit was 1.2 percent of G.D.P. Two years later, it's at 13 percent.
聯邦赤字在2007年時占GDP的1.2%，兩年后變成13%。

2、The federal deficit is likely to average a trillion dollars a year over the next decade.
聯邦財政赤字在未來10年平均每年將達到1萬億美元。

3、The Congressional Budget Office says the federal deficit shows every sign of getting larger.
國會預算辦公室稱聯邦赤字顯示出種種增加的跡象。

4、The federal deficit and debt burden are ballooning.
美國聯邦赤字和債務負擔在急劇膨脹。