A sovereign bailout should provide breathing space to perform a radical restructuring.But a fire sale of Irish banking assets is not the only way to cut the Banks down to size.

虽然国家的紧急援助可以为爱尔兰银行的彻底重建提供喘息之机，但是减价出售其资产并非减少其规模的唯一出路。

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A sovereign bailout should provide breathing space to perform a radical restructuring. But a fire sale of Irish banking assets is not the only way to cut the Banks down to size.

虽然国家的紧急援助可以为爱尔兰银行的彻底重建提供喘息之机，但是减价出售其资产并非减少其规模的唯一出路。

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