In a sign of The Times, the National Debt Clock in New York has run out of digits.

在时代的广告牌上，纽约国家债务钟上的数字不够用了。

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The extra digit obliged the national debt clock near New York's Times Square to move its dollar sign to make room.

位于纽约时代广场的国债钟也不得不挪掉美元符号，腾出空间来表达多出的数位。

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AMERICA's infamous debt clock, near New York's Times Square, was switched off in 2000 after the national burden started to fall thanks to several years of Clinton-era budget restraint.

美国纽约时代广场旁伫立着声名狼藉的债务钟。2000年，得益于克林顿时代多年的预算限制，全国的债务状况开始好转，债务钟于是被关掉了。

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The governor has put a deficit counter on his website, like the national debt clock in New York.

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It is inspired by the National Debt Clock, which gathered a large amount of attention when it was first posted in Manhattan in the late 1980s.

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The national debt, as captured in the probably ever-present debt clock, will keep the major point of contrast with Obama in focus.

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