1.The debt ceiling was supposed to reach the legal limit last week.
be supposed to 應該;被期望
Journalists are supposed to be politically neutral.
新聞工作者在政治上應持中立態度 。
I was supposed to be writing a letter but I'm afraid I got sidetracked .
我本來應該在寫信,但后來恐怕是分心干別的去了 。
2.In recent years, disputes over spending and debt limits have led to delays in congressional approval of a budget and in raising the debt ceiling.
lead to 導致;通向
Heart failure led to her father's death.
心力衰竭導致她父親的死亡 。
The street leads to the supermarket.
這條街通向超級市場 。