Europe has had more than 250 wars since the beginning of the Renaissance in the mid-fifteenth century. So, it is not alarmist to worry aloud about preserving the sense of community that Europe has enjoyed for the past half-century.
自15世纪中期文艺复兴时代开始以来，欧洲经历了250多起战争。因此，为存在了50多年的欧洲统一的观念而忧心忡忡绝不是没有道理的。