若周一峰会没有取得突破，那么希腊可能在数天之内被迫实施资本管制，因该国银行业的命脉全靠欧洲央行的支持维系，而且每天都有数以十亿欧元计存款被提走。请看本报昨日的报道：

    The Greek government promised Saturday to offer concessions to creditors to unlock billions of euros in funds and stave off default but kept a defiant anti-austerity tone ahead of a vital summit of eurozone leaders this week.

    报道中的stave off就是“防止、延缓”的意思。例如：

    Asian policy makers could try to repeat the stimulus tricks of 2008 to stave off any European contagion.

    亚洲的决策者们或会试图重复2008年的刺激政策以规避欧洲危机。