By contrast, the EU Constitution is written with the unspoken understanding that the institutions it is setting up are transitory, that they are far from optimal, and that it would be desirable to change them right now if political realities allowed it.
但与之相反，欧洲宪法却被大家心照不宣地认定为是一部暂时性的宪法。它远远称不上完美，如果允许的话，它现在就需要作改动。但是今天欧洲的政治现状不允许签约国真正想要的宪法存在，所以他们起草的宪法被定位为是一部反映进化过程、促进未来发展的法律。社会的进步将--希望如此--在某一天忘掉目前这部行将签署的欧洲宪法。