A currency in crisis 歐元危機

When it comes to +Ving/N/Sby/Sth 一提到、一想到

Ex, Those 17 countries in the eurozone are united by the currency but divided by different ideas when it comes to managing their finances.

歐元區的十七個國家雖然因為貨幣而統一，卻在財政管理上有不同的想法。

get to the point 說重點

=get to the heart of the matter

Ex, How did we get to this point?

大家是怎麼走到這般田地的呢？

S+have always said... 總是說、一直說

Ex, Euro skeptic Norman Lamont has always said the euro was a mistake.
歐元懷疑派諾曼拉蒙一直都說歐元是個錯誤。

go bust 破產

go 後面加形容詞，表示「變成…；變為…」的意思，尤指惡化。bust在此即形容詞，為口語用法，表示「破產的」，意同bankrupt, broke。

Ex, After all, Greece shared the same currency as the  Germans and certainly couldn't go bust.
畢竟，希臘和德國人使用的是同一種貨幣，絕不可能破產。

Ex, Companies must adapt to changing markets or go bust. 
公司企業必須調整適應萬變的市場，否則便走向破產。

patch n. 補釘；補片；補救方案

Europe's politicians are still trying to find the patch.
歐洲政治人物現在還在尋求補救之道。

alternative n. 替代選擇、替代方案

Ex, I think there are two alternatives. They are, bluntly put, cough up or break up.
我認為有兩個選擇，直接了當地說，大家不甘願地交出錢來，或者各自分道揚鑣。


【擷取自CNN 互動英語】


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後續報導

Greece Gets Massive Bailout希臘獲巨額金援

To keep Greece's debt crisis(希臘債務危機) from threatening(拖垮) the European economy, the European Union(歐盟) and the International Monetary Fund(國際貨幣基金組織) have given Greece more than $140 billion in bailout funds (金援貸款、紓困基金). Greece has enacted tax hikes(頒布加稅) and made deep cuts in government spending(政府開支的緊縮政策), both of which are unpopular with the public(引起人民反彈). With such massive debt and a 14 percent budget deficit(財政赤字), it will take years for the country to rebound.