One theory, endorsed by the head of Germany’s ruling Social Democratic Party, Franz Müntefering, is that Germany is already where the others still want to be. Slow German growth, he maintains, is a sign of natural convergence.
德国执政的社会民主党主席弗兰茨·明特费林心中的理论是：德国已经实现了其它国家为之奋斗的理想。他坚持认定德国的增长缓慢是一种自然现象。