Many people around the world are indulging in what the Germans call “schadenfreude”: pleasure at the suffering of others. The pleasure appears to be derived from the suffering the United States is enduring after four years of efforts to stabilize Iraq.
世界上许多人都在沉迷于德国人所说的“幸灾乐祸”，也就是对他人的痛苦感到高兴。他们好像取悦于美国历经四年试图稳定伊拉克局势而正在经受的痛苦。