But Europeans’ interest in this presidential election cannot mask the fact that what they expect from it is far from clear. Europeans may want a more “normal” America, closer to their own values, but they simultaneously worry that a more modest America would demand more of them in the realm of “hard” military power.
但是欧洲人对这一总统选举的兴趣并不掩盖这一事实，也就是他们对这一选举的期望还很不明朗。欧洲人可能想要一个更为“正常”、更为贴近他们自己的价值观的美国，但是他们与此同时也担心一个更为谦虚的美国将会在“硬性”的军事实力上对欧洲提出更多的要求。