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Wasitenvisionedfortheeurotoeventuallybecomesuchastrongcurrencythatitcouldcompetewiththedollaronagloballevel?Orwasthatadreamthenand__1__now?Ithinkitwasanattainabledream,anditisbecomingactually,insomeways,__2__.Youmayask,Why?
Well,thedreamtogivecredit__3__wasnotonlyadvocatedbysomeEuropeanofficialsbutby__4__,includingourInstitute´sdirector,FredBergsten,whowas__5__withthat.RichardPortes,whoteachesatLondonBusinessSchool,alsowaswayoutinfrontwiththat.Andtheywereverymuch__6__ofpeoplelikeMartinFeldsteinandothersinLondonandtheUnitedStateswhowere__7__.Atfacevalue,theeuroarea__8__astheUnitedStates,roughlyspeaking.Theeuroareadoeshavevery__9__,althoughthemoreyoulookindetail,therearestillsomethingstherethat__10__.Andthee ……此处隐藏76172个字…… gle,visitorswillfindWesternarchitecturesandtraditionalshikumenhouses,aswellasluxuryhotelsuptointernationalstandards.Besides,themagnificentriversideBund,beautifullydecorateddepartmentstoresandimposingmuseumsarealsoattractivespotsfortourists.Thecityisbustlingwithlifeduringthedayandisablazewithlightsafternightfall,offeringarichandcolorfulmetropolitanlifeforvisitorstoenjoy.Ontheoutskirts,travelersmayfindadifferentworld,peacefulruralsceneryofvillagesandancienttownswithpathscrisscrossedinthefields.Boredwiththequicktempoofmetropolitanlifeandwork,peopleyearnforaleisuretimeduringholidays,awayfromthehustleandbustleofthecity.Whentheywalkacrossthefieldsofgoldenandgreencrops,theytakepleasureinbeingclosetonatureandexperiencethejoyofreturningtonature.