Brown decisively changed that reputation. He has been probably the most outstanding Chancellor of the Exchequer in British history, not because of any inspiration or genius, but simply because he has built on a new tradition of prioritizing low inflation, low interest rates, and stable government finances.
布朗一锤定音地改变了这个名声。他或许是英国历史上最杰出的财政大臣，其原因不在于任何灵感或天赋，而仅在于他发挥了一项新的传统，将保持低通胀、低利率和稳定的政府财政放在首位。