When the choice alighted on Barack Obama three years ago, the Norwegian Nobel Committee was criticized for honoring someone whose achievements were still to come. The Committee took that criticism to heart, and this time decorated an institution with a proud past, but a clouded future.
发自巴黎——欧盟最近荣膺诺贝尔奖。当美国总统奥巴马在3年前时被授予该奖时，有人批评挪威诺贝尔奖评选委员会把奖颁给了一个尚未拥有成绩的人。委员会记住了这一点，于是这次把奖颁给了一个坐拥辉煌过去但前途尚不明朗的机构。