Now Greece is the profligate spender and shaky debtor of Europe, threatening to drag the financial system into another global crisis.

而今希腊成了欧洲肆意挥霍的败家子和信誉堪忧的举债人，简直能将整个金融系统拖入另一场全球危机。

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Bad debts have been a drag on economic activity ever since the financial crisis of 2008, but in recent months, the threat posed by an overhang of bad loans appears to be rising.

自2008年金融危机以来，不良贷款一直在拖经济活动的后腿，但最近几个月，过多的不良贷款所构成的威胁似乎在不断加大。

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Unfortunately the effect of the euro crisis on the global economy is now becoming a drag on robust growth elsewhere.

不幸的是，欧元危机对全球经济的影响却拖了具备强健发展势头区域的后腿。

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It can help protect Carlyle's profits, because even if one of its portfolio companies files for bankruptcy, as five of them did during the crisis, it will not drag down the returns of other funds.

ECONOMIST: The Carlyle Group

In his remarks, Mr. Obama was careful to not predict any sort of financial crisis as a result of the sequester hitting, instead emphasizing the impact on working Americans and a potential drag on economic growth.

WSJ: Obama, Congressional Leaders Meet on Sequester

As emerging nations drag the world economy out of the financial crisis and subsequent recession, companies in these countries are quickly becoming major players in their sectors, pushing advanced Western nations further off the picture. (Read: Forget China, Look to Latin America).

FORBES: Petrobras and CNOOC Expanding Early In 2011 As Global Balance of Power Shifts To The Emerging World