This was a predictable reaction, given the bitter hostility between the two countries.

考虑到两国之间的强烈敌意，这种反应是可以预见的。

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They are based on a composite of Numbers given by countries and partners.

它们以国家和伙伴提供的数字综合为基础。

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This is a necessity for both countries, given our international influence and growing common interests.

中英都是在国际上举足轻重的大国，双方共同利益越来越多，合作需要越来越强。

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But a World Cup spokesman said extra tickets had been given to countries with a big fan base, such as England.

BBC: England fans have paid inflated sums to see World Cup games

Monetary policy is much easier to reverse than spending increases or tax cuts, a crucial point given many countries' worrying long-term budgetary positions.

ECONOMIST: Interest rates

It was (and is), for example, a chronic failure of international bank regulation that the debt of Italy, Spain, Germany and so on was classified by financial regulators as completely safe and without risk after monetary union - which gave an unhealthy incentive to banks to lend to these governments (in the jargon, the government bonds of these countries were given a zero risk-weighting).

BBC: The eurozone's borrowing costs may stay lethally high