If they now start to paralyze the government, or drive it in the direction set by the SPD, she will lose her image as a leader capable of rising above political adversity.

• 现在如果这些分歧影响了政府的运作或让其朝着社民党主导的方向发展，那么默克尔夫人作为一位能够驾驭政治困境领导人的形象将被抹杀。