What's going on... oh, Mr Socrates!

怎么了……噢，是苏格拉底先生！

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Mr Socrates says the EU and IMF have recognised that the debt crisis in Portugal is not so bad by allowing more time for deficit reduction than before.

苏格拉底称，欧盟和国际货币基金组织已经认识到，如果准予较之前更多的时间来减少赤字，葡萄牙的债务危机没那么糟。

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Mr Socrates says that the fact that the EU and the IMF have allowed more time for deficit reduction than before shows that they recognise that Portugal's debt crisis is not so bad.

苏格拉底表示，欧盟和国际货币组织比起之前宽限了削减预算赤字所需的时间，这表明它们认为葡萄牙的债务危机还没有那么糟糕。

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In a televised statement, Mr Socrates said the three-year loan was a "good agreement that defends Portugal".

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But Mr Socrates said that under the terms of the deal, Portugal would be given more time to reach its budget deficit targets than had previously been expected.

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Mr Clifford said Socrates had shown "great grace" playing for Garforth.

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