Since the French, of all continental Europeans, most respect the convention that no useful work should be done in the month of August, this is harsh treatment for their bankers. They have not been slow to claim that they are being singled out unfairly.
在所有欧洲大陆国家中，法国人最尊重传统——八月份一般不会做什么有意义的工作。因此，今年八月对于法国银行业来说可谓灾难深重。法国银行纷纷忙不迭宣布，它们正在受到不公正待遇。