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Nigel Farage, its former leader, was equally frank about the country's fiscal plight: “We're skint,” he said, “absolutely skint.
該黨前領袖奈傑爾?法雷傑非常坦白國家的財政睏境，他說：“我們是窮光蛋，絕對的窮光蛋?！?/li>
The longer both sides drag their feet, the more likely a revolt in the bond market and a skint Treasury squeezing American businesses for cash.
雙方拖得越久，債券市場便越容易産生震蕩，成爲窮光蛋的美國財政部就會越發(fā)貪婪地榨取美國公司的資金。
"The fact that they're prepared to do that job where others won't, even when they're skint, means there's some capability inside them that permits them to do it and not be disgusted, " he said.
他說，“事實上她們選擇了賣色，而另一些人即使一時缺錢也不會這麼做，這就意味著者她們具備了從事這一行業(yè)的某些能力，而且不會討人嫌。”

The longer both sides drag their feet, the more likely a revolt in the bond market and a skint Treasury squeezing American businesses for cash.
ECONOMIST: The American economy
Mr Darling and Mr Brown had previously said that it was too late to amend this year's tax arrangements, and that the Treasury was too skint for splurges.
ECONOMIST: Bagehot