于是,比利时推出了面值为2.5欧元的硬币——这在比利时历史上是头一遭——并已铸造了7万枚。这些硬币只能在比利时境内使用,上面的图案是一座狮子纪念碑耸立在法国受辱之地的锥形山丘上,下方还有线条代表着由英国和普鲁士带领的军队在这片靠近布鲁塞尔的郊区击败拿破仑时军队部署的位置。
Johan Van Overtveldt, the Belgian finance minister, insisted on Monday that the new coins werenot meant to provoke Gallic anger.
比利时财政大臣约翰·范奥维尔威尔特(Johan Van Overtveldt)周一坚称,铸造这些新硬币并不是为了挑起法国人的愤怒情绪。
“The goal is not to revive old quarrels in a modern Europe — and there are more importantthings to sort out, he was quoted as saying by Agence France-Presse. “But there’s been nobattle in recent history as important as Waterloo, or indeed one that captures the imaginationin the same way.
“这样做并非是想在当今的欧洲重燃旧的纷争——我们还有更重要的事情需要解决,法新社(Agence France-Presse)援引他的话报道。“但是在近代历史中,没有哪场战役比滑铁卢战役更重要,也的确没有哪场战役像它一样激起人们的兴趣。
There is no doubt that the European Union has bigger struggles to wage at the moment. But inits small way, the skirmish has signaled the challenges facing European integration, and thelimits of Europe’s open borders at overcoming old nationalist impulses.
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