这一妥协（美国首都最终坐落于弗吉尼亚和马里兰州交界处的哥伦比亚特区也是这一妥协决定的）可以作为在引入欧元债券或其他多边机制时限制德国责任的先例。
That compromise (which also led to the US capital’s relocation to the District of Columbia, on the border of Virginia and Maryland) may serve as a precedent for limiting Germany’s liabilities if Eurobonds, or some other debt-mutualization scheme, are introduced.