In August, the United States had its credit rating cut from the highest level, triple A, to double A plus. The move was widely blamed on the failure of American lawmakers to agree on details of budget cuts to reduce deficits.
今年8月，美国信用评级从最高级AAA降到AA+。此举被广泛归咎于美国国会议员未能就减少赤字的预算削减细节达成一致。
In business news, the largest publicly traded technology company, Apple, lost its chief.
在商业新闻中，全球最大公开上市交易的科技公司苹果公司失去了其领袖乔布斯。
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