Fiscal transfers within the EU are far smaller than in America, so cannot help countries absorb sudden shocks.

欧盟内的财政转移量要远远少于美国，所以难以帮助国家承受突然的打击。

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Firms with so little equity have almost no ability to absorb temporary downturns or shocks, says Volker Beissenhirtz, an insolvency expert at Schultze & Braun, a German law firm.

拥有如此少股票的公司几乎没有能力吸收短期衰退或者震荡所带来的冲击，Volker Beissenhirtz如是说（他是德国Schultze & Braun法律公司中破产方面的专家）。

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But some policymakers worry that the financial system is still in no state to absorb even modest shocks.

但是一些政策制定者担心金融系统仍无法承受住一般性冲击。

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For additional protection, the EX-G1 comes with two types of detachable protectors to absorb shocks.

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By anchoring the currency, governments forced the real economy to absorb shocks.

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However, by adopting the euro early, a country forgoes the flexibility of altering its exchange rate to absorb economic shocks.

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