When a patient is on life support, it's not typically advisable to squeeze the oxygen hose. But that's just what Euro -pean policymakers may be forced to do. The region's economy contracted by 4.1% last year and is expected to show growth of just 0.7% in 2010 as stimulusrnspending takes effect. With government debt growing and Greece and Ireland flirting with default, though, leaders across Europe may have to cut some of that oxygen-risking a tumble back into recession. "If cuts come too quickly, they could stifle the recovery," says Jamie Dannhauser, an economist at consultancy Lombard Street Research.
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机译：当患者需要生命支持时，通常不建议挤压氧气软管。但这就是欧洲货币政策制定者可能被迫做的事情。去年该地区的经济萎缩了4.1％，随着刺激性支出的生效，预计2010年该地区的经济仅增长0.7％。不过，随着政府债务的增加以及希腊和爱尔兰对违约行为的调情，欧洲领导人可能不得不削减其中一些有氧风险的暴跌，使其陷入衰退。咨询公司伦巴底街研究公司（Lombard Street Research）的经济学家杰米·丹纳瑟（Jamie Dannhauser）说：“如果削减得太快，他们可能会扼杀复苏。”
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