It is fitting that Rome and Athens, the two seats of classical Western civilization, have turned to these two urbane, erudite men for leadership. But neither Papademos nor Monti can work any technocratic magic if they are not given the political tools to get the right policies enacted.
罗马和雅典——西方古典文明的两大起源——的政权将回归温文尔雅、学富五车的精英人士，这不可不谓归得其所。但不管是帕帕季莫斯还是蒙蒂，都不可能在缺乏激活其正确政策的政治工具的情况下施展技术官僚魔术。