Fair-minded observers of the four-month-long negotiations between Greece and its creditors cannot avoid a simple conclusion: The major sticking point, the only deal-breaker, is the creditors’ insistence on even more austerity, even at the expense of the reform agenda that our government is eager to pursue.
在希腊及其债权人为期四个月的谈判中，公正的观察者必然会得出一个简单的结论：主要症结、达成协议的唯一障碍在于债权人坚持更大规模的紧缩，即使这将导致我国政府急切地意欲实施的改革日程无从实现。