在这个1100万人失去工作和一个银行系统结业的时刻，冻结支付这一行动具有高度的象征意义。

The pay freeze is highly symbolic at a time of economic crisis with about 11 million people out of work and a banking system that is seizing up.

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欧洲央行的措施还不足以打消我们对市场安全性的疑虑，使我们安心地重返市场？目前采取的措施象征性意义更大，但市场需要实实在在的行动。

The actions from the ECB are not enough to reassure us that it is safe to go back into the markets - today's move is more symbolic, real action is needed.

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他们对每个将要从嘴里蹦出来的的字都仔细斟酌一番，这便是他们对待生活方式的一种象征：他们在行动之前一定会看清情况。

The way they deliberate every word before it comes out of their mouth is indicative of how they approach life: they look before they leap.

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