Of course, I am focusing mainly on official loans, but private-sector lending to the world’s poorest countries is generally a relatively minor issue. So now rich countries want to feel magnanimous for “forgiving” debts that should have been given as outright grants in the first place.
当然，我谈论的重点是官方贷款，而私有部门向世界贫困国家的借贷总体说来是个次要问题。于是现在富裕国家想借着减免债务让人们觉得宽宏大量，而这些所谓的“债务”原本就应该作为赠款提供给穷国。