But as 2020 ends, German firms are feeling surprisingly festive.

但隨著2020年的結束，德國企業感覺到了驚人的節日氣氛。

New figures out Friday show a sharp rise in morale.

週五公佈的新數據顯示，士氣急劇上升。

December's FO Business climate index jumped to 92.1 when analysts had forecast a drop.

12月的FO商業景氣指數跳升至92.1，而分析師預測為下降。

Economists say a combination off government aid and strong exports to China has limited damage from lockdowns.

經濟學家說，政府援助和對中國的強勁出口相結合，限制了封鎖帶來的損失。

Andi Foe, President Clemens First says good news definitely isn't limited to overseas shipments.

Clemens First總裁Andi Foe表示，好消息絕對不限於海外出貨。

Domestic industries like transport and logistics have done well, he says.

他說，國內的運輸、物流等行業表現不錯。

Thanks to good industrial activity and also online trading.

得益於良好的工業活動，也得益於網上交易。

New numbers suggests Germany could avoid an economic contraction in the fourth quarter.

新的數據顯示，德國可能會在第四季度避免經濟萎縮。

There are caveats, though.

不過也有注意事項。

Many firms submitted their survey responses before Germany's latest locked down kicked in.

許多公司在德國最新的鎖定生效前提交了調查回覆。

And then there is the question off a post Brexit trade deal for Britain.

還有就是關乎英國脫歐後的貿易協議問題。

Ah, big market for German goods.

啊，德國商品的大市場。

Michael Schmidt is president off the British Chamber of Commerce in Germany.

邁克爾-施密特是德國英國商會的主席。

Opposition upcoming game.

對方即將到來的比賽。

Whether there is a deal or not, there will be massive changes at the start of the year.

無論是否有交易，在今年年初都會有大規模的變化。

Many businesses and members of the British Chamber of Commerce in Germany are telling us that they expect January to be bumpy, and that's putting it very diplomatically.

許多企業和德國英國商會的成員都告訴我們，他們預計1月份會很坎坷，這話說得很外交。

Diplomatic.

外交方面。

Germany's government has provided billions of euros in aid to support companies, families and freelancers, but the country is now in another hard locked down due to last until January 10th.

德國政府已經提供了數十億歐元的援助，以支持公司、家庭和自由職業者，但由於持續到1月10日，德國現在又陷入了另一個硬鎖。

Next month's business morale may depend on that date not getting pushed back.

下個月的企業士氣可能取決於這個日期是否被推後。