英国独力对抗纳粹德国的骄傲，及其身为美国特殊伙伴的虚荣阻止了英国全力争取成为欧盟内部的主要力量。
And British pride in standing alone against Nazi Germany, and the self-aggrandizing notion of being America’s special partner, has prevented the United Kingdom from playing to its full strength as a major power inside the EU.