The bitter irony is that, at this suddenly inauspicious moment, Europe and the US are launching their most significant joint project since the creation of NATO – a transatlantic free-trade agreement. For the sake of its success, is it really too much to ask of the US that it play its part internationally with a bit more skill and professionalism, and that it treat its partners with respect?
更讽刺的是，在这个突发的不详时刻，欧洲和美国正在打造自创立北约以来最重要的联合项目——跨大西洋自由贸易协定。为了协定的成功，欧洲对美国要求——应该在处理国际事务中多点技巧和专业性、尊重它的伙伴——真的太过分了吗？