If the American side understands that we are quite sincere, and that the problem wasn't created overnight and cannot be resolved overnight--then things will be easier to handle. If everyone tries, it will be easy to achieve a consensus.
如果美方瞭解我們已經相當有誠意，問題也不是一夜之間造成的，當然不可能一夕之間就解決﹘﹘那樣就比較好辦；大家都來努力，應該很容易達成共識。