But the economic difficulties are bound to continue, fostering doubts about the currency union’s future – doubts that could become self-fulfilling by undermining the euro’s ability to function properly. Already, economic pressures have fueled anti-European sentiment in Spain, Italy, and even France; if allowed to continue, such sentiment could culminate in secession, with devastating consequences for the eurozone and Europe as a whole.
但经济困境将继续持续，引发对货币联盟未来前景的存疑——而这些疑问也可以在削弱欧元合理运作能力的情况下不断自我强化。经济压力本来就已经在不断撩动着西班牙，意大利甚至法国的反欧洲情绪；如果任由其发展，这种情绪将将最终导致独立行为，为欧元区以及欧洲整体带来灾难性的后果。