But the troika has refused to acknowledge failure and in early September blackmailed Greece: take further austerity measures or there will be no more lending.

事已至此，troika偏偏还嘴硬死不肯承认失败，而且九月初的时候还威胁说：如果希腊不采取更加严苛的紧缩政策，就不借钱给他们。