Though I am, by nature, an optimist, I have to admit that it is very difficult not to be pessimistic as 2014 comes to a close. Nonetheless, we must not submit to panic and despair, or allow ourselves to be drawn into a vortex of negative inertia.
我是个天生的乐观主义者，但我得承认，在2014年行将尾声之际，不感到悲观很难。尽管如此，我们也决不能向恐慌和绝望投降，或放任我们自己陷入恶性循环。过去几个月的苦涩经历必须转化为重新参与对话和合作的意愿。