Then, once the European project is halfway over the cliff, the federalist moment might arrive. But the operative word is “might”: a headlong plunge into the abyss might prove equally likely.
于是，将第一种和第二种选择相结合之声四起。而当欧洲一体化进程走向终结之日，也许就是联邦时刻到来之时。但这里的关键词是“也许”：彻底分裂也是一种“也许”，而且可能性不比迈向联邦低。