This column has argued that the current system is unsustainable .

这个专栏文章说现在的制度是无法维持的。

In both cases the government has clearly spelled out that it inherited an unsustainable and flawed system .

在这两方面政府都清楚地说明了，它接下来的是一个无法维持的烂摊子。

They may have borrowed from the future , using debt to enjoy a standard of living that is unsustainable .

他们或许已经从未来借出款项，使用借款享受了本来无法维持的生活水平。

If the individual mandate is ultimately struck down but the rest of the health-reform law is ruled legal , the result will be an unsustainable system .

如果个人强制令被最终推翻，但是医改法案的其余部分被裁定合法，其结果将会是一个无法维持的系统。

He would take a modest step towards tackling america 's unsustainable entitlement programmes by raising the age at which the elderly can collect public-pension and health-care benefits .

他将适度地采取措施，通过提高老年人享受公共退休金以及健康医疗福利的年龄，来处理美国人无法支撑的福利津贴项目。