The small German town of Mittenwalde could become one of the richest in the world if officials in Berlin were to pay back the long-outstanding debt.
柏林官員如果的確要賠付債務(wù)的話，那這個(gè)名為Mittenwalde的小鎮(zhèn)將成為世界上最富有的小鎮(zhèn)。

According to Radio Berlin Brandenburg, the certificate shows that Mittenwalde lent Berlin 400 guilders in 1562, to be paid back with six per cent interest per year.
據(jù)柏林Brandenburg廣播的報(bào)道，有證據(jù)證明柏林方面在1562年的確向Mittenwalde借了400荷蘭盾（一種貨幣）。而今年柏林方面需按照百分之6的利率還債。

Today the original outstanding debt would stand at an estimated ￡87million, an amount which would run into 'trillions' taking into account inflation and interest.
這筆債務(wù)的原始額度以當(dāng)今的貨幣來(lái)看，約為8千7百萬(wàn)英鎊。如果考慮通貨膨脹和利率的因素，那現(xiàn)今的還款額度將達(dá)到億萬(wàn)英鎊巨款。

Historian Vera Schmidt, who found the slip in the town's archives where it had been since 1962, believes the certificate remains valid.
發(fā)現(xiàn)了這條檔案的歷史學(xué)家Vera Schmidt深信，該項(xiàng)證據(jù)即便至今仍然有效。

'In 1893 there was a debate in which the document was examined and the writing was determined to be authentic,' Schmidt said.
“1893年該項(xiàng)債務(wù)的相關(guān)檔案已經(jīng)經(jīng)過(guò)查證，因此該項(xiàng)檔案肯定是確實(shí)有效的。”Schmidt這么說(shuō)。

Requests to settle the debt have been made by Schmidt and mayor Uwe Pfeiffer, however these appeals have so far been rejected.
Schmidt與該鎮(zhèn)鎮(zhèn)長(zhǎng)Uwe Pfeiffer已經(jīng)提請(qǐng)柏林方面賠付債款，然而他們的請(qǐng)求被柏林方面駁回。

Berlin's finance senator Ulrich Nussbaum, who met with the pair to discuss the debt, told the Berliner Zeitung newspaper: 'This case shows that debts always catch up with you, no matter how old they are.'
柏林的財(cái)政理事Ulrich Nussbaum與他們已經(jīng)進(jìn)行過(guò)會(huì)面，并且對(duì)債務(wù)問(wèn)題進(jìn)行了磋商。他對(duì)《柏林日?qǐng)?bào)》表示：“這一次的事件告訴我們時(shí)光再久遠(yuǎn)，債務(wù)永相隨”。

However given the current financial problems in the Eurozone, Mittenwalde may have to wait a little longer to finally receive its payback.
然而考慮到如今歐洲區(qū)的金融現(xiàn)狀，Mittenwalde可能需要等待很久才能拿回欠款了。