A difficulty with the leverage scheme is that those insuring the debt of euro-zone issuers would themselves be grievously weakened if a neighbour defaulted.

杠杆计划的另一个困难在于，那些为欧元区债券发行国提供担保的国家本身也可能因为邻国的违约而被削弱。

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The euro has weakened against most global currencies, favouring exports out of the euro zone.

欧元已经相对于全球大多数货币贬值，这使得对欧元区以外的国家出口变得有利。

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They aim to reduce or maybe even eliminate all policy differences that have weakened the 17-nation Euro Zone.

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Moody's cut its forecast for the U.K. economy, saying Britain's economic and fiscal outlook have weakened due to the euro-zone crisis, though it kept its negative outlook and triple-A credit rating on the country.

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Being outside the euro zone, though a blessing overall, has already weakened Britain within Europe.

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