But let’s be reasonable: the absurdity of Italy’s presence in the G-8, together with the lack of official membership for countries such as China, India, and Brazil, is no longer acceptable or tenable. Yet, because of that anomaly, Europe suffers from a grave deficit of legitimacy and presence internationally.
但我们必须正视现实：意大利在八国集团中存在近乎荒谬，再加上中国、印度、巴西等国没有正式的代表席位，这种情况再也无法被人们所接受。由于这种反常情况的存在，严重威胁到了欧洲在国际事务中的代表权和合法性。