It was damned close. In a united effort, a major crisis that would have openly divided the Union for years to come and which would have made Europe a global laughingstock was averted.
在吵闹声中，欧盟避免了一场灾难，但却是险象环生。在欧盟各国共同努力下，欧盟避免了一场有可能在未来几年中公开分裂欧盟并让其成为全球笑柄的重大危机。