Whether Germany can continue to perform this role, however, will depend on what kind of EU emerges over the next few years. In particular, if Europe is to succeed with Germany at the helm, Germans and everyone else will have to break more decisively with the past than they have managed to do so far.
但是，德国是否能够继续担任这一角色将取决于未来几年欧盟会变成怎样。特别是，如果欧洲想要实现以德国为首的成功，德国人和其他人就必须远比现在更加果断地与历史决裂。