其中缘由不言自明：这边美国的复苏才刚有一点苗头，那边欧洲又开始重新滑向衰退。 这种局面对于整个财政巩固进程来说堪称一大祸害 — — 而该进程又是欧洲最为钟爱的。
Europe is slipping back into recession just when recovery in the United States is finally getting some traction.  That has undermined the case for fiscal consolidation, which is so heavily favored in Europe.