问：希腊议会29日通过中期经济紧缩计划。

Q: Greek lawmakers passed a medium-term economic austerity plan on June 29.

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眼下经济紧缩的时期影响着这个预算，并且可能阻碍办一场显赫的奥运盛会的计划。

Now, tougher economic times threaten even that budget, and could mar plans for what was to have been a glorious Olympic legacy.

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但对于希腊，经济界人士认为，救助计划所要求的财政紧缩措施将会拉低其经济增长速度，削弱该国在未来多年内的竞争力。

But for Greece, economists believe austerity measures attached to its rescue package will slow economic growth and weaken the country's competitiveness for years to come.

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