Celtic tiger

The Republic has made significant gains from its membership of the EU, earning the soubriquet Celtic Tiger for its economic progress.

爱尔兰共和国从它的欧盟成员国身份中获益匪浅，并凭借经济的快速增长获得了“凯尔特之虎”的称号。

The economic boom that spawned the "celtic tiger" has transformed ireland. but, asks John peet, can it last?

经济繁荣孕育了“凯尔特之虎”，改变了爱尔兰。但约翰？皮特质疑这一繁荣是否能够持续。

No doubt this has helped the Celtic Tiger purr again.

这无疑已帮助这只“凯尔特之虎”再度抖擞精神。

Ireland's golden economic period, known as the Celtic Tiger, had already lost its bite, but the construction and financial sectors have been especially badly hit by the current downturn.

爱尔兰经济黄金时期已经过去，而这次的经济衰退给爱尔兰的经济结构和金融都造成了很大的打击。

Prof Lane observes: The flavour of this boom was very different to the 'Celtic Tiger' years.

莱恩表示：这种繁荣的风格完全不同于爱尔兰作为‘凯尔特之虎’的那几年。

The Celtic tiger had relatively strong economic fundamentals before a banking crisis forced it seek a bailout last year.

在银行业危机迫使爱尔兰于去年寻求救助之前，凯尔特之虎的经济基本面相对强劲。