雙語金句﹕默克爾：歐債如跑馬拉松

【明報專訊】「解決主權債務危機是一個需時多年的過程。馬拉松選手常說跑到35公里時特別難捱，但他們也說，若你一開始便清楚意識到所面臨的挑戰並迎難而上，跑到終點將不成問題。」

"Resolving the sovereign debt crisis is a process and this process will take years. Marathon runners often say that the run becomes especially difficult at the 35 kilometre mark, but they also say that reaching the finish line is possible if you are conscious of the full challenge from the very start and approach it accordingly. "

德國總理默克爾昨在國會闡述德國對下周五歐盟峰會的立場時，以馬拉松形容歐債危機並非朝夕可解決的事。