Biden pointed out that “Europe is America’s largest economic partner,” recalling figures that the Asia-focused Obama administration has often seemed to forget: “over $600 billion in annual trade that creates and sustains millions of jobs on the continent and at home, and a $5 trillion overall commercial relationship.” Biden went on to suggest a “comprehensive transatlantic trade and investment agreement”; a week later, in his State of the Union Address, Obama announced the launch of negotiations for precisely such an agreement.
拜登指出，“欧洲是美国最大的经济伙伴”，他提及专注于亚洲的奥巴马政府经常忘记的数字：“年贸易额6000亿美元，创造并维持了欧洲大陆和美国数百万个工作岗位；商业关系的总价值更是高达5万亿美元。”拜登继续指出，一周后，在国情咨文中，奥巴马将宣布开始“全面的跨大西洋贸易和投资协定”的谈判。