Worryingly, there has been a noticeable decline in the bullishness ofrespondents when compared with Europe, in the short term, althoughthey still feel that the business environment in the UK will improvecompared with Europe over a five year period.

• 令人担心的是，尽管响应者们仍然觉得英国的商业环境与欧洲相比在五年间会有所改观，但在短期内，他们对这里（指英国）的信心相对于欧洲而言还是有了明显减退。