Even before the election, Finland had emerged as an awkward partner in EU negotiations; in late March it scuppered plans to expand the size of the euro-zone bail-out fund, for example.

因为，在大选前，芬兰在欧盟的谈判桌上就开始变得非常难缠，今年三月底，它的反对就使扩大欧元区救助的计划流产。

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Torrestrike partner and the top scorer at Euro 2008 has just completed a big-money move to Barcelona and will be eager to show the world why they forked out so many Euros for his services.

这位托雷斯的锋线队友，2008年欧锦赛的最佳射手已经完成了前往巴塞罗那的天价转会，而且他也已经迫不及待的想证明给世界看他的贡献是配得上俱乐部在自己身上砸的欧元。

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To the extent that this weakens European growth, Britain will suffer since the euro area is its biggest trading partner, buying nearly half of British exports.

ECONOMIST: The economy after the election

Lower government spending and higher taxes will do little to enliven the domestic market, and the euro area, Britain's main trading partner, is struggling.

ECONOMIST: Britain's budget

Given that Europe is the region's main trading partner, the adoption of the euro ought perhaps to be good news, because it removes even more foreign-exchange risk.

ECONOMIST: The CFA franc and the euro