One would have thought we were capable of learning from the past, and that the Great Depression was important enough in European history that policymakers there would not be repeating its mistakes. And yet, at the moment, that is precisely what seems to be happening.
你也许认为，我们有能力从历史中汲取教训，并且大萧条对于欧洲历史足够重要，欧洲决策者绝不会重蹈覆辙。但是，眼下，正在发生的恰恰是重蹈覆辙。