She won the respect of her European Union partners and managed to salve Germany’s damaged relationship with the United States. Her unpretentious manner and intellectual capacity (she holds a doctorate in physics) quickly won her the respect of many, even of Vladimir Putin, whose language she speaks fluently.
默克尔女士执政的第一年即将结束。在国际关系方面，这是成功的一年。她赢得了欧盟伙伴的尊重并弥合了与美国之间的受损关系。她的谦逊和智慧（她拥有物理学博士学位）很快为她赢得了人们的尊敬，其中包括弗拉季米尔•普京。默克尔能够讲流利的俄语。