France in particular, but also Europe in general, seems to be in a mood for remembering and repenting. It all looks as if the need to integrate communities within nations, to reconcile them with their past in order to unite them around a common identity and therefore a common project for the future, has replaced Europe’s now-completed mission of reconciling old enemies like Germany and France.
法国以及整个欧洲都好像处于一种回忆和忏悔的情绪之中。看来已经产生了一种需要，即将民族内部的各群体融合起来，化解他们的历史矛盾，以使他们团结起来，围绕在一个共同的身份及共同目标的周围。这项需要已经取代了欧洲业已完成的化解德法这样宿敌的使命。