但其进入谈判时处境总是弱势而尴尬，因为根据要求，对于它的每一份与欧盟的协定，都要授予第三国与欧盟所做出的同样的让步，而第三国没有法律或政治上的义务予以回报。
But it enters such negotiations in a weak and somewhat awkward position, because it is required, per its agreement with the EU, to grant to the third country all of the concessions the EU has made, whereas the third country has no legal or political obligation to reciprocate.