But this perspective, while entirely correct, is also incomplete. There are as many reasons to strive towards “ever closer union” in Europe today as there were back in 1945, and they are entirely forward-looking.
但这一观点虽然完全正确，却是不完整的。相比于1945年，我们有更多的理由去为一个“更紧密的”欧洲而奋斗，而且这些理由都是向前看的。