Then, at the start of 2010, the countries that had been muddling through divided into two groups: those where government credit was unimpaired continued to muddle through, while countries like Greece and Ireland, where government credit was impaired, had no choice but to pursue austerity and try to restore fiscal confidence.
到了2010年初，当初得过且过的国家又分裂为两大阵营：信誉坚挺的国家继续得过且过，而希腊和爱尔兰等信誉受损的国家别无选择，只能勒紧裤腰带过日子，以重塑财政信心。