These were about defaulting government debts accumulated over decades .

这是因为政府违约债务长期积累的结果。

Would a defaulting chancellor be taken to the tower of london ?

一位违约的财政大臣将会被关进伦敦塔吗？

It is still hard to imagine a euro-zone member defaulting .

欧元区成员国违约仍然是很难想象的一件事。

In the 19th century defaulting borrowers were sent to prison .

在十九世纪，债务违约者要被送去坐牢。

It 's true that defaulting nations were generally downgraded before the event .

没错，违约国家在出现违约之前一般被降低信用评级。