Compared with the awesome strength of America and the raw power of emerging Asia, Europe is sometimes portrayed as a has-been, excelling in luxury goods, fine food, wines and fashion but weighed down by too many old industries and old ideas.

• 美国经济走势强劲，新兴亚洲也是一付初生牛犊不怕虎的架势，只有欧洲一如既往，奢侈时尚、酒佳肴仍是它的标志，但工业落后，观念陈旧。