Companies comply because they rely on cosy official contacts to prosper: a board director at a big Japanese firm concedes that its heavenly arrivals help to ease interactions with regulators.

公司心甘情愿是因为他们需要老官员的人脉：一家大型日本企业的董事承认上面下来的人确实能帮他们打通关节。

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A big pay cut in the public sector would help. Private firms might then find it easier to follow suit, which would help Greece to regain its cost competitiveness.

大幅削减公共部门工资将有所助益，而私营部门效仿起来也会容易些，这有助于希腊在成本方面重新获得竞争力。

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In January 2001 the IMF gave Argentina a big "last chance" loan to help it calm its creditors.

2001年1月，国际货币基金组织给阿根廷一笔巨额的“最后的机会”贷款来安抚它的债权人。

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