默克爾：恢復歐元區經濟是漫長曆程
Stock markets rallied after German Chancellor Angela Merkel called Friday for stricter fiscal rules for the 17-nation eurozone. In a speech before the German parliament, Merkel warned it will take years before the struggling currency union gets back on its feet -- echoing similar remarks aired the day before by her French counterpart, Nicolas Sarkozy.
在德國總理默克爾12月2日(星期五)呼籲歐元區17國實行更加嚴格的金融規章後，股市隨之反彈。默克爾在德國議會發表講話時警告說，在竭力掙扎的歐元區需要很多年才能恢復元氣。法國總統薩科奇一天前也表達了同樣的看法。
Speaking before the German parliament, Merkel said there are no simple or fast solutions for Europe's spreading sovereign debt and banking woes. But she also dismissed suggestions that Europe's leaders only have one last shot to fix the problems when they meet at a summit next week.
默克爾在德國議會講話時說，對在歐洲蔓延的主權債務和銀行災難沒有簡單或迅速的解決方案。不過，她也駁斥了另一種說法，認爲歐洲領導人只有最後一次機會，在下週召開的峯會上解決問題。
Merkel said the eurozone crisis was not just a state crisis but a crisis of trust, as investors shun the eurozone bond market, banks dump government debt, and doubts grow about the survival of the euro union.
默克爾說，歐元區危機不僅是一場國家危機，而且也是一場信任危機，因爲投資者已開始躲避歐洲的債券市場，銀行不要政府的債務，人們對歐元區能否存在下去的疑問越來越多。
Germany is the eurozone's most powerful member, and Merkel's speech was closely followed at home and abroad. The German chancellor holds talks Monday in Paris with President Nicolas Sarkozy of France - Europe's second-largest economy. The two leaders hope to cobble a joint rescue plan before next Thursday's European Union summit.
德國是歐元區最強大的成員國，因此，默克爾的講話在國內外受到密切的關注。這位德國總理下星期一將在巴黎與法國總統薩科奇會談，法國是歐元區第二大經濟體。這兩位領導人希望在下週四歐盟峯會舉行之前研究出一套聯合救助方案。In a speech Thursday evening, Sarkozy also warned of a long, tough road ahead for the eurozone.
在星期四晚上的一次講話中，薩科奇也對歐元區將面臨的漫長和艱苦的道路發出警告。
Sarkozy said France and Germany want a new eurozone pact and treaty reforms that demand more discipline, more solidarity and more responsibility toward Europe's citizens.
薩科奇說，法國和德國想要一個新的歐元區協定和條約改革，這些條約需要具備更嚴格的紀律，更加團結以及對歐洲公民負更多的責任。
But analysts say shorter-term solutions are also critical to restore confidence and help ailing eurozone members, along with the longer-term ones the two leaders are proposing.
可是，分析人士說，短期的解決方案也很關鍵，因爲短期解決方案加上法德兩國領導人將要提出的長期解決方案，可以恢復信心，幫助那些經濟衰退的歐元區成員國。
Sarkozy's speech also comes just months before French presidential elections. The main opposition Socialist Party swiftly criticized the president for abandoning French sovereignty on fiscal matters and taking his marching orders from Germany.
薩科奇是在離法國大選還有幾個月的時候發表這一講話的。法國主要的反對派社會黨迅速批評薩科奇總統在金融問題上放棄法國的主權，聽命於德國。
