这一不一致 — — 并且常常相当犬儒主义 — — 的立场让欧洲陷入了一个令人不快的均衡：它不能后退，也无法前进，不能令任何人满意。
This inconsistent – and often simply cynical – stance has mired Europe in an unhappy equilibrium: It cannot move backward, it cannot move forward, and it satisfies no one.