Essentially, the British point of view has been that a loose confederation of nation-states cooperating on trade is as much Europe as the UK needs. But Britain joined the European Community, not just the free-trade area that Cameron now apparently wants.
从本质上讲，英国一直相信以民族国家贸易合作为基础组成的松散邦联既符合欧洲也符合英国的需求。但英国加入了欧共体，而不像卡梅伦目前希望的那样仅仅是自由贸易区成员。