First, the next time the eurozone crisis flares up, the US will simply have to bite its tongue; after all, the shutdown spectacle revealed pathologies no less severe than those that have characterized the European Union’s economic and political negotiations over the past five years. Irresponsible behavior threatening the health of the global economy?
首先，当下一次欧元区危机爆发时，美国得把紧口风；毕竟，关门的场景所暴露出来的病症之严重一点都不亚于过去五年中欧盟经济和政治谈判所体现的。不负责任的行为威胁到全球经济的健康？是的。政治故作姿态和奇谈怪论堵上了任何妥协之路？是的。吓人的边缘政策和11个小时的决策过程，以至于所有旁观者都担心这一次列车真的要坠下悬崖了？是的。