One might object that most people outside of Europe surely were not following the European crisis closely, and the least informed have not even heard of it. But opinion leaders, and friends and relatives of the least informed in each country, were following it, and their influence can create an atmosphere that makes everyone less willing to spend.
有人可能反对说欧洲以外的大多数人肯定不会密切关注这场危机，那些信息闭塞的人甚至听都没听过。但每个国家的意见领袖以及那些闭塞者的亲戚朋友却在关注，而他们的影响力可以营造一种令每个人都不太舒服的气氛。