All of this will make it more difficult for the United States to get things done in the world – and for Obama to have any chance of meeting the expectations being set for him – without the active assistance of others. And since Obama will want to meet some of those expectations, other countries had better be prepared for American requests – and pressure – that they act with the US rather than act against it or sit on their hands.
所有这一切将使得美国若没有他国的积极协助便想在世界上办成事变得愈加困难-也让奥巴马满足人们对他的期望的可能性变得困难。由于奥巴马要满足那些期望，其它国家要最好作准备来自美国提出的要求-甚至是压力，即它们要与美国行动一致而不是背道而驰或袖手旁观。