European multinationals have launched a rearguard effort in Washington to -prevent them becoming unintended -victims of a US clampdown on tax-driven international mergers.
欧洲跨国公司在华盛顿发起自卫努力，以防自己成为美国打击以避税为目的的国际并购的受害者。
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And with the partial exception of Greece, whatever fiscal crises there exist are due to a recession-driven fall in tax revenue and bank bailouts, rather than overspending.
局部例外的希腊，其财政危机的存在不因为是挥霍无度，而是由于衰退造成的税收收入下降和银行的援助。
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As Britain's tax on bank bonuses shows, fiscal policy in the rich world risks being driven by rising public fury at bankers and bail-outs.