More importantly, despite the promising news coming from Germany these days, it would be an overstatement to call the German economy a growth engine for Europe, given that it, too, is growing more slowly than the euro zone as a whole. Nevertheless, given that, aside from Italy, Germany recorded the EU’s lowest growth rate from 1995 to 2005, the improving performance of Europe’s largest economy is a source of relief.
尤为重要的是，尽管最近从德国传出了好消息，如果称德国是欧洲经济增长的发动机，还是言过其实，因为德国的增长速度低于整个欧元区的增长。但是，除了意大利，德国是1995－2005年欧盟增长率最低的国家，欧洲经济实力最强的国家有了改善，仍然让人松了一口气。虽然美国的经济开始出现疲软，大洋彼岸的经济总算有了好转。