But, while the compromise is more than could have been hoped for at the outset, several important countries did not partake of it. To be sure, China, India, Brazil, South Africa, and Mexico signed on; but many countries, including the Asian tigers and most European countries, did not, despite their large contributions to polluting the world’s atmosphere.
但是，尽管这一妥协要比在开始的时候指望的要好，几个重要的国家并没有参与其中。的确，中国、印度、巴西、南非以及墨西哥附和其中。但是，其他许多国家，包括亚洲经济强国和大多数欧洲国家尽管是地球大气的主要污染国家也都没有参与。