PRINCETON – Germany’s general election in September and the prolonged formation of a new government since then have highlighted a peculiar development. Not only does Germany now seem to be running Europe, but the rest of Europe seems to be falling in love with Germany – not least because, in a time of political confusion and economic instability, Germans are the only Europeans who seem to know what they want.
普林斯顿——德国9月大选及拖沓的新政府组成凸显出独特的事态发展。德国不仅在管理欧洲，其他欧洲国家似乎也与德国一见钟情——因为在政治混乱和经济动荡的前提下，德国民众似乎是唯一知道该怎么做的欧洲人。