A failure of the United States to honor all of its debt would call into question our credit worthiness.

如若美国不能履行其所有的债务，美国的信用将受到质疑。

More than 40 countries, includingBritain, Germany and Russia, have signed up to the AIIB, despite American misgivings about its openness and credit worthiness.

尽管美国对其开放性和信誉仍有所担忧，但还是有包括英国、德国、俄罗斯在内的40多个国家签署了AIIB。

That's because the United States' stellar credit worthiness is being questioned by one of the three main ratings agencies.

这是因为美国的一流信用度正在受到三大评级机构之一的质疑。

Federal employees could be furloughed, and it would be catastrophic for financial markets where the credit worthiness of the United States is the cornerstone of the global financial system.

联邦雇员可能会被迫休假，这对金融市场来说将是灾难性的，因为美国的信用价值是全球金融体系的基石。