福克斯新闻 美国家庭债务创新高

We’ve collectively been borrowing more lately, putting us in a lot of debt. American households owed in total, $12.73 trillion in the first three months of this year, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. That’s a record high, surpassing a 2008 peak when the U.S. was in recession.

最近，我们集体借款增加，导致负债累累。根据纽约联邦储蓄银行的统计，今年第一季度，美国家庭总共欠债12.73万亿美元。该数字达到了创纪录的高度，超过2008年美国经济衰退期间的最高峰数值。

Mortgages are still the biggest chunk¹ of that debt, but student and auto² loans now make up a bigger percentage than then.

抵押是债务中最大的一部分，但是学生贷款和汽车贷款占的比例也有所增加。

The Fed also reports nearly five percent of that outstanding debt is delinquent³, people late making payments.

联邦储蓄还报道，近5%的债务被人们拖欠。

Dave Anthony, FOX News.

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1 chunk   

n.厚片，大块，相当大的部分（数量）

参考例句：

• They had to be careful of floating chunks of ice.他们必须当心大块浮冰。
• The company owns a chunk of farmland near Gatwick Airport.该公司拥有盖特威克机场周边的大片农田。

2 auto   

n.(=automobile)(口语)汽车

参考例句：

• Don't park your auto here.别把你的汽车停在这儿。
• The auto industry has brought many people to Detroit.汽车工业把许多人吸引到了底特律。

3 delinquent   

adj.犯法的，有过失的；n.违法者

参考例句：

• Most delinquent children have deprived backgrounds.多数少年犯都有未受教育的背景。
• He is delinquent in paying his rent.他拖欠房租。