From the American perspective, Europe is less a model than a historical relic. The continent’s national characteristics have returned to the fore: Germany with its economic power, France with its terrorists, Greece with its leftists, and so forth.
从美国看来则一切都不相同。从美国的角度看，欧洲与其说是榜样，不如说是古迹。欧洲大陆的国家特征已经成为关注焦点：德国经济强，法国遍地恐怖主义，希腊的极左翼政党，等等。