Unfortunately, the EU’s unfolding tragedy characteristically feeds on such glimmers of hope. Germany remains willing to do the minimum – and nothing more – to hold the euro together, and the EU’s recent steps have merely reinforced German resistance to further concessions.
遗憾的是，欧盟正在逼近的悲剧总是会扼杀希望的曙光。德国仍然只愿为保住欧元付出最低限度的努力（仅此而已、别无其他），而欧盟近来的举措只是强化了德国对更多让步要求的抵触立场。这会导致债权国和债务国的鸿沟成为永久现象。