The clear loser in the first round is the leader of the extreme-right Jean-Marie Le Pen.

第一轮投票中明显的失败者就是极右翼领导人勒庞。

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http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 23.02.2009

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

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But the ECB holds firm against cutting; indeed, after the Governing Council’s December meeting, ECB President Jean-Claude Trichet said that some members were in favor of raising rates.

但欧洲央行却坚决反对降息，事实上，在管理委员会12月召开会议后，欧洲央行行长让-克劳德·特里谢提出有些委员想要提高利率。

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http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 15.01.2011

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

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ECB president Jean-Claude Trichet and the Governing Council strongly disagree.

欧洲央行行长特里谢及其管理委员会强烈反对。

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http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 23.12.2010

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

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It would be unfortunate if the finance ministers merely sit around and beg Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke and European Central Bank head Jean-Claude Trichet to rescue them with rate cuts.

如果各国的财政部长仅仅坐在一起央求美联储主席伯南克和欧洲央行行长特里谢削减利率来拯救他们那真是太不幸了。

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http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 11.01.2011

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

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