When I started teaching International Relations in Natolin in 2002, all the college’s students were infused with the hopes stemming from the EU’s enlargement to Eastern Europe. They prepared for inclusion of eight former Communist countries (as well Cyprus and Malta) with almost quasi-religious fervor.
2002年我刚到纳托兰来教国际关系的时候，整个学院的学生都因为欧盟东扩而充满希望。他们以近乎宗教般的热情为八个前共产主义国家（以及塞浦路斯和马耳他）的加入做着准备。来自波兰、捷克、爱沙尼亚和其他国家的同胞的理想主义和自信感染了“老欧洲”的学生。大家似乎都对自己将来的政治生涯和经济状况非常乐观。