对于任何一个既了解脱欧谈判的苛刻和复杂程度，又明白英国政治家和官员们对此根本准备不足的人来说，这堪称一个令人沮丧的前景。
To anyone with an inkling of how demanding and complicated the Brexit talks will be, and how ill-prepared British politicians and officials are for them, this is a depressing prospect.