Yet this prosperous and peaceful Europe is not idyllic; sometimes Europe is not at all an easy place for its citizens to live, as the tumultuous Balkan Wars and painful postcommunist transitions of the past decade demonstrated. But even in hard times, every European knows deep down that European integration has delivered peace with clear prospects for broadening Europe's zone of peace and stability.
然而这个繁荣与和平的欧洲并不是田园牧歌；正如过去十年里狂乱的巴尔干战争和痛苦的后共产主义转型所昭示的，欧洲有时也不是个能让人安居乐业的地方。但就是在艰难时世下，每个欧洲人的内心都明了：欧洲一体化以其不断扩大欧洲和平与稳定的区域的清晰前景已经为我们带来了和平。