This is why European banks are now reluctant to lend to each other. They could be lending to an institution that is in serious financial trouble.

这正是为什么欧洲的银行现在不太愿意互相进行拆借的原因，因为它们可能会把钱借给一家正陷入严重财政困难的机构。

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If one of the parties is reluctant to resolve the dispute by above methods or the dispute cannot come to agreement, the party can apply for arbitration to the arbitration organizer.

当事人不愿通过协商、调解解决或者协商、调解不成的，可以根据当事人之间的协议向仲裁机构申请仲 裁。

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But European officials—and not only the ECB-- seem very reluctant to admit that their economy is faltering, fearing that it will further weaken confidence and add to the slowdown pressures.

但是不仅仅是欧洲央行，欧洲官员们看起来非常不情愿承认他们的经济正在下滑，他们担心这将会进一步削弱信心并且增添减缓的压力。

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Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has also been reluctant to take on the Mahdi Army, mainly because the support of Sadr loyalists in Iraq’s parliament is crucial for his political survival.

伊拉克总理马利基（Nouri al-Maliki）也不愿得罪救世军，因为能否获得伊拉克议会中萨德尔追随者的支持对其政治生涯的成败起着关键的作用。

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