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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.
该党前领袖奈杰尔•法雷杰非常坦白国家的财政困境，他说：“我们是穷光蛋，绝对的穷光蛋。”
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.
双方拖得越久，债券市场便越容易产生震荡，成为穷光蛋的美国财政部就会越发贪婪地榨取美国公司的资金。
"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.
他说，“事实上她们选择了卖色，而另一些人即使一时缺钱也不会这么做，这就意味着者她们具备了从事这一行业的某些能力，而且不会讨人嫌。”

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