正如高克所解释的，欧洲人“正在停下来 … … 从知识和情绪两方面为下一步武装（自己 ） ， 下一步要求（他们）踏入未知领域。 ”
As Gauck explained, Europeans “are pausing to… equip [themselves] both intellectually and emotionally for the next step, which will require [them] to enter uncharted territory.”