When one bears in mind that both sides have been negotiating directly for 15 years, Mitchell’s achievement appears even more minuscule. Under such circumstances, calling Mitchell’s work up to now a failure is the only polite – and realistic – thing to do.
但当人们回忆起双方之间其实早就进行了长达15年的直接谈判之后，米切尔的成绩就更是微乎其微了。由此看来，将此人至今的工作称之为失败已经算是很礼貌（而且是现实）的了。