Sensing a freezing of credit markets following the default of Lehman Brothers, policymakers decided it was better to become a bailout nation than a sunken ship.

嗅到了雷曼兄弟陨落之后，信用市场即将进入严冬的气息，政策制定者感到用救市武装全国总比让船沉了好。

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Germany, the economic engine of the 16-nation euro zone, would have to shoulder the lion's share of any bailout.

作为有16个成员国的欧元区的经济增长引擎，德国将不得不承担救助行动的绝大部分成本。

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It was less than a year ago that the tiny island nation was on the brink of default and forced to take a bailout with deep austerity measures attached.

不到一年前，这个小小的岛国还濒于违约，不得不接受附带大幅紧缩举措的救助方案。

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Last, I should like to say Mr Rapoza was observing an interesting turn of events: A third world nation helping to bailout a group of first world nation.

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The only nation that has accepted bailout money that is showing any sign of life is Ireland.

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Heading back his Christmas was the most depressing stinker of an affair, mixed with utter disbelief at the self delusion of folks thronging shopping centres weighed down by presents, still spending money that was not theirs seemingly oblivious that several weeks ago their nation accepted a damming international bailout.

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