Of course, from a soft-power perspective, the mere fact that people believe Germany is strong bolsters the country’s status and strategic position. But it will not be long before people begin to notice that the main driver of that perception – that Germany’s economy continued to grow, while most other eurozone economies experienced a prolonged recession – represents an exceptional circumstance, one that will soon disappear.
当然，从软实力角度讲，仅凭人们相信德国很强这一事实便足以支持德国的地位和战略位置。但用不了多久，人们就将开始注意到，德国强盛的感觉的主要动力——德国经济在其他大部分欧元区经济体长时间衰退时仍能持续增长——是一个例外，并且很快就会消失。