Changes in public confidence are built upon such narratives, because the human mind is very receptive to them, particularly human-interest stories. The story of a possible US default is resonant in precisely this way, implicating as it does America’s sense of pride, fragile world dominance, and political upheavals.
公共信心的变化就是建立在这样的故事上的，因为人类本性对它们——特别是关系到人类命运的故事——没有抵抗力。美国可能违约，这个故事引起了广泛的共鸣，暗示着美国的自大、岌岌可危的世界领导着地位以及政治变局。