欧盟正在考虑重置欧英关系
Major reset of EU-UK relations being considered by EU
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“英国太小了，永远无法与欧盟相提并论……或者与美国或者中国。”
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Major reset of EU-UK relations being considered by EU
欧盟正在考虑重置欧英关系
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欧盟正在考虑重置欧英关系
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(EU officials fear a relationship of tension unless there is a clear reset)
（欧盟官员担心，除非双方明确重启关系，否则双方关系将变得紧张）
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Senior EU figures are contemplating a major reset in relations with the UK that would coincide with the formal ratification of the free trade agreement at the end of April, RTÉ News has learned.
RTÉ News获悉，欧盟高级官员正在考虑重置与英国的关系，这一进程将与4月底英国正式批准自由贸易协定同时进行。
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RTÉ News获悉，欧盟高级官员正在考虑重置与英国的关系，这一进程将与4月底英国正式批准自由贸易协定同时进行。
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The idea would be for both sides to work towards a package of solutions around the outstanding issues of the Northern Ireland Protocol, as well as other areas of tension, such as the status of the EU's delegation to the UK.
双方将围绕《北爱尔兰议定书》中悬而未决的问题，以及欧盟驻英国代表团地位等其他紧张领域，努力达成一揽子解决方案。
双方将围绕《北爱尔兰议定书》中悬而未决的问题，以及欧盟驻英国代表团地位等其他紧张领域，努力达成一揽子解决方案。
Senior figures have confirmed to RTÉ News that a formal, set-piece event marking the ratification of the Trade and Co-operation Agreement (TCA), which was concluded by both sides on Christmas Eve, could inaugurate a more harmonious relationship.
资深人士向RTÉ News证实，一场正式的、预先安排的标志着双方在平安夜签署的《贸易与合作协定》获批的活动，可能开启一种更为和谐的关系。
资深人士向RTÉ News证实，一场正式的、预先安排的标志着双方在平安夜签署的《贸易与合作协定》获批的活动，可能开启一种更为和谐的关系。
It is understood very tentative discussions have been under way at a senior level between officials in Brussels and London.
据了解，布鲁塞尔和伦敦的高级官员正在进行非常试探性的讨论。
据了解，布鲁塞尔和伦敦的高级官员正在进行非常试探性的讨论。
There has been a fractious start to the new post-Brexit relationship from the beginning of January, with simmering tension over the Northern Ireland Protocol, vaccine procurement, the diplomatic rights of the EU ambassador to the UK, and the alleged discrimination against citizens from a number of eastern European member states over UK work visas.
从1月初开始，英国脱欧后的新关系就出现了一个不愉快的开局：北爱尔兰议定书、疫苗采购、欧盟驻英国大使的外交权利，以及一些东欧成员国公民据称在英国工作签证问题上遭到的歧视，都在酝酿着紧张局势。
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从1月初开始，英国脱欧后的新关系就出现了一个不愉快的开局：北爱尔兰议定书、疫苗采购、欧盟驻英国大使的外交权利，以及一些东欧成员国公民据称在英国工作签证问题上遭到的歧视，都在酝酿着紧张局势。
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The fear among senior EU officials is that unless there is a clear reset then the relationship could become one of perpetual tension.
欧盟高级官员担心的是，除非双方明确重启关系，否则两国关系可能会演变成一种长期紧张关系。
欧盟高级官员担心的是，除非双方明确重启关系，否则两国关系可能会演变成一种长期紧张关系。
Some observers have seen the appointment of David Frost, the former UK Brexit negotiator, to the role of overseeing the future relationship as reflective of a dynamic that could be more about confrontation than co-operation.
一些观察人士认为，英国前脱欧谈判代表戴维·弗罗斯特被任命监督未来关系，反映出一种可能更多是对抗，而非合作的动态。
一些观察人士认为，英国前脱欧谈判代表戴维·弗罗斯特被任命监督未来关系，反映出一种可能更多是对抗，而非合作的动态。
The European Parliament is expected to formally ratify the TCA on 24 March, meaning national capitals would give their final and formal consent to the treaty early to mid-April.
预计欧洲议会将于3月24日正式批准《贸易与合作协定》，这意味着各国首都将在4月中旬之前最终正式同意该条约。
预计欧洲议会将于3月24日正式批准《贸易与合作协定》，这意味着各国首都将在4月中旬之前最终正式同意该条约。
Senior figures envisage a possible "handshake" moment involving British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and EU leaders that would symbolically mark a new, more harmonious era in relations.
资深人士设想，英国首相鲍里斯·约翰逊与欧盟领导人可能会出现一个“握手”时刻，这将象征性地标志着两国关系进入一个更和谐的新时代。
资深人士设想，英国首相鲍里斯·约翰逊与欧盟领导人可能会出现一个“握手”时刻，这将象征性地标志着两国关系进入一个更和谐的新时代。
This would ideally coincide with both sides signing off on a package of solutions to the most contentious outstanding issues, especially the Northern Ireland Protocol and the London embassy issue.
这最好与双方签署解决最具争议的未决问题的一揽子解决办法同时进行，特别是《北爱尔兰议定书》和伦敦大使职务问题。
这最好与双方签署解决最具争议的未决问题的一揽子解决办法同时进行，特别是《北爱尔兰议定书》和伦敦大使职务问题。
However, it is understood that there would have to be hard negotiations in the coming weeks in order to provide the political space for a genuine reset.
然而，可以理解的是，为了为真正的重置提供政治空间，未来几周将不得不进行艰难的谈判。
然而，可以理解的是，为了为真正的重置提供政治空间，未来几周将不得不进行艰难的谈判。
The Northern Ireland Protocol remains the most difficult issue, following the European Commission's move to invoke Article 16 at the end of January.
在欧盟委员会于1月底启动“第16条”后，北爱尔兰议定书仍然是最棘手的问题。
在欧盟委员会于1月底启动“第16条”后，北爱尔兰议定书仍然是最棘手的问题。
Demands by unxists for the protocol to be scrapped have thus far fallen on deaf ears, but London and Brussels remain some distance apart on how to resolve the deepening antagonism over trade barriers on goods moving from Great Britain to Northern Ireland.
工会成员要求废除该协议的呼声至今仍未得到重视，但伦敦和布鲁塞尔在如何解决从大不列颠到北爱尔兰的商品贸易壁垒日益加深的对抗问题上仍存在一定分歧。
工会成员要求废除该协议的呼声至今仍未得到重视，但伦敦和布鲁塞尔在如何解决从大不列颠到北爱尔兰的商品贸易壁垒日益加深的对抗问题上仍存在一定分歧。
In December, both sides reached agreement on how to implement the protocol, which came into effect on 1 January.
去年12月，双方就如何实施议定书达成一致，议定书于1月1日生效。
去年12月，双方就如何实施议定书达成一致，议定书于1月1日生效。
A grace period, during which Northern Ireland supermarkets importing huge volumes of food from Great Britain would be absolved from needing expensive and cumbersome documentation, expires on 1 April.
宽限期将在4月1日到期。在宽限期内，北爱尔兰的超市从英国进口大量食品，将不再需要昂贵和繁琐的文件。
宽限期将在4月1日到期。在宽限期内，北爱尔兰的超市从英国进口大量食品，将不再需要昂贵和繁琐的文件。
A meeting on Wednesday of the EU-UK Joint Committee, co-chaired by commission Vice President Maroš Šefčovič and his UK counterpart Michael Gove, concluded with no real breakthrough on the outstanding issues.
欧盟-英国联合委员会周三举行了一次会议，会议由欧盟委员会副主席Maroš Šefčovič和英国外交大臣迈克尔·戈夫共同主持。会议最终未能在解决悬而未决的问题上取得实质性突破。
欧盟-英国联合委员会周三举行了一次会议，会议由欧盟委员会副主席Maroš Šefčovič和英国外交大臣迈克尔·戈夫共同主持。会议最终未能在解决悬而未决的问题上取得实质性突破。
It is understood Mr Šefčovič has requested another joint committee meeting before the end of March, ahead of the deadline for the grace period to end.
据了解Šefčovič先生已要求在3月底前举行另一次联合委员会会议，即在宽限期结束的最后期限之前。
据了解Šefčovič先生已要求在3月底前举行另一次联合委员会会议，即在宽限期结束的最后期限之前。
The UK has asked for two grace periods, related to food safety rules, to be extended until 1 January 2023.
根据食品安全规定，英国已经申请了两次宽限期，延长至2023年1月1日。
根据食品安全规定，英国已经申请了两次宽限期，延长至2023年1月1日。
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This would be good. We’re all far better off as friends having a mutually beneficial, constructive, relationship.
From the UK’s perspective, just because we don’t want to live in the same house as you as family does not mean that we don’t want to be good neighbours and friends.
这很好。我们双方成为拥有互惠互利建设性关系的朋友会更好。
从英国的角度来看，仅仅因为我们不想和你们家人住在一起并不意味着我们不想成为好邻居和好朋友。
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From the UK’s perspective, just because we don’t want to live in the same house as you as family does not mean that we don’t want to be good neighbours and friends.
That's kinda bullshit as a metaphor though. The EU isn't a common house, and you can't deal with european countries without dealing with the EU. The UK will still need to be incorporated in the european space in some way or another.
If we want to make a metaphor, it's like if the UK had a house in a town with the other members of the EU. With their taxes, they built roads, they made new plumbing, they installed optic fiber in each house. Then the UK decided "I'll leave, but I'm taking my house with me!".
Sure it's still possible to try and make things work. But let's not pretend everything is clear and that the UK won't have to make choices. The will for a reset is precisely because leaving the EU like the UK did is very messy. We'll be discussing each issue separately. To extend the metaphor, how does the UK keep that new plumbing while not leaving in the same town?
Those are in fact the same exact issues why the UK and the EU couldn't agree on a Leave deal. And there's no reason to assume it will be much different now. It doesn't really matter if we want more harmonius relationships - disagreements won't disappear magically.
“从英国的角度来看，仅仅因为我们不想和你们家人住在一起并不意味着我们不想成为好邻居和好朋友”
然而这是一种狗屁比喻。欧盟不是一个共同的家园，不与欧盟打交道，你就无法与欧洲国家打交道。英国仍需以某种方式融入欧洲。
如果我们要做个比喻的话，这就像英国和其他欧盟成员国在一个城镇里有一所房子。他们用税收修建道路，制造新的管道，为每户人家安装光纤。然后英国决定“我会离开，但我要带着我的房子一起走！”
当然，我们仍然可以尝试让事情顺利进行。但我们不要假装一切都很清楚，英国不必做出选择。重启欧盟的意愿，恰恰是因为像英国那样离开欧盟是非常混乱的。我们将分别讨论每一个问题。引自这个比喻：英国要怎么在离开那个城镇的同时还保留自己的新管道呢？（根本不可能）
事实上，这正是英国和欧盟无法就脱欧协议达成一致的原因。没有理由认为现在的情况会有很大不同。我们是否想要更和谐的关系并不重要，因为分歧不会神奇地自动消失。
Yeah, but that’s not the problem. The problem is that there are rules that countries follow to be treated the same in Europe. EU law, bilateral treaties, economic targets.
It’s not that the UK simply doesn’t want to “live in the same house, they also don’t want to follow the same rules as us, so of course, they’ll be treated differently when it comes to things like the market and immigration. That’s understandable I think?
If they want to start building up their relationship with us again they’re more than welcome to, of course, I’d be happy for them because as of now, it doesn’t look that brilliant as far as their future goes. But I believe that if they adapt, anyone would be happy to build a relationship with them again.
是的，但这不是问题所在。问题在于，为了在欧洲获得同等待遇，各国必须遵守一些规则。欧盟法律，双边条约，经济目标。
这并不是说英国只是不想“不想和你们家人住在一起”，他们也不想遵守和我们一样的规则，所以当然，在市场和移民等问题上，他们会受到不同的对待。我想这可以理解吧？
如果他们想和我们重新建立关系，我们非常欢迎他们，当然，我为他们感到高兴，因为就目前而言，他们的未来看起来并不那么光明。但我相信，如果他们适应了，任何人都会乐意与他们再次建立关系。
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It’s not that the UK simply doesn’t want to “live in the same house, they also don’t want to follow the same rules as us
Because those are house rules! Not the rules of the town.
I'm sure we can cooperate where it makes sense, but you need to let go of the idea that you can rule over us. Move beyond that imperialistic mindset.
You can pretend to pity us, but I'm sure our outlook is far, far better than Italy's.
“这并不是说英国只是不想‘不想和你们家人住在一起’，他们也不想遵守和我们一样的规则”
因为那些只是你们的家规！而不是镇上的规矩。
我相信在有意义的情况下我们可以合作，但你们必须放弃那种你们可以统治我们的想法。超越这种帝国主义思维。
你可以假装同情我们，但我相信我们的前景比意大利好得多。
No, those are town rules. You want to trade in the town? Follow the rules. You want to live in the town? Follow the rules. You want to study in the town? Follow the rules. You don’t follow the rules, you don’t get to trade, live or study in said town. “You” and the “town” are the England and the countries that follow EU rules or have treaties with it respectively. You can spin this however you want, but this remains the situation we’re in. And the sooner you accept it, the better.
And I guess you’re projecting you’re self-pity onto what I said. Denial won’t help you.
不，那些就是镇上的规矩。你想在镇子里做生意吗？遵守规矩。你想住在镇子里吗？遵守规矩。你想在镇子里学习吗？遵守规矩。你不遵守规矩，那你就不能在这个镇子里做生意、生活或学习。“你”和“镇子”分别指英国和遵守欧盟规则或与之签订条约的国家。你想怎么说都行，但我们现在的处境就是这样。你越早接受越好。
我猜你把你的自怜投射到我打的比方上了。否认现实帮不了你。
Funny how you project the EU as "the town" i.e. the local authority, and the UK as a mere citizen of that town, who cannot do anything but follow the rules. You need to understand that the UK doesn't live within the town's jurisdiction anymore. The UK is happy to follow your rules when it visits to buy and sell in your town's shops, but when it goes home it can do what it likes.
你把欧盟想象成“镇子”，也就是镇政府，而英国只是城镇的公民，除了遵守规则什么都做不了，真是太搞笑了。你要明白，英国现在已经不在这个镇子的管辖范围内了。英国人去镇上的商店购物时，很乐意遵守你的规定，但回家后可以随心所欲，你们管不着。
This town and house analogy you started is pointless in the first place, since it doesn’t allow to look at this for what it truly is. The UK has lost virtually all its membership benefits, and the only way for them to get any of them back is to follow EU law where it is needed, without being able to influence it in any way. I’m doing something so don’t expect any more answers any time soon.
你挑起的这个城镇和房子的比喻一开始就毫无意义，因为它无法让我们看到事情真正的本质。英国几乎失去了所有的成员国资格福利，他们要想重新获得这些福利，唯一的办法就是在需要的地方遵守欧盟法律，且无法以任何方式影响它。我手头上正在忙一些事情，所以不要期待很快有更多的回复。
I really hope it goes like this, on the other hand it was the most sensate solution since the beginning and I find so many tensions on both sides really ridicoulous, immature and unjustified
我真的希望能重置双方关系是，另一方面，这是自一开始以来最合理的解决方案，我发现双方的这么多紧张局势真的是荒谬的，不成熟的和不合理的
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Interesting, might work for the best as things certainly don't seem to be in the best place right now.
I am curious, I only ever see the negative articles about the UK, what negatives have the EU suffered to make them want to reconsider the talks? (Not asking in a dickish way, i'm genuinely curious. I know there's paying more for stuff from the UK, but wasn't sure if there was more to it)
有趣的是，重置可能是最好的结果，因为现在的情况显然不是最好的。
我很好奇，我只看过关于英国的负面文章，欧盟受到了哪些负面影响，才会重新考虑谈判？（我不是在引战，我是真的很好奇。我知道在英国买东西花的钱更多，但不确定是不是还有更多影响)
The 2nd largest economy in the unx.
A country with a seat on the Security Council.
A country that along with France, Russia and Turkey possess the only major armies in Europe.
A country that acted as a moderating influence on integration, a policy directive that was actually supported by Northern countries etc., who were delighted that the U.K. ascribed to a vision of the EU closer to their preference.
One of the two key financial centres in the world.
A significant number of the best universities and research institutions in Europe.
There’s countless negatives or set backs for the EU from losing the U.K., it’s just that as a whole it’ll be more negative for the U.K. than the EU
欧盟第二大经济体。
一个在安理会拥有（常任）席位的国家。
与法国、俄罗斯和土耳其一起拥有欧洲仅有的主要军队的国家。
一个对一体化起到缓和作用的国家，一个得到欧洲北方等国家支持的政策指向（它们很高兴英国将欧盟的愿景归为他们的偏好）。
世界上两个主要金融中心之一。
大量欧洲最好的大学和研究机构。
失去英国会给欧盟带来无数的负面影响或挫折，只是总的来说，英国遭受的负面影响会比欧盟更大
what negatives have the EU suffered to make them want to reconsider the talks?
Not having the UK still in the EU acting as the level headed person in the room as can be witnessed by the shitshow that is how the EU Commission is currently going about the whole Covid thing.
Smaller EU nations who used to have the UK fighting their corner no longer having a major player who has got their back and will fight their cause even if it is at political cost to ourselves.
The already significant loss of business to EU businesses, many of whom have the UK as their biggest client.
“欧盟受到了哪些负面影响，才会重新考虑谈判？”
没有了英国继续留在欧盟，在房间里承担头脑清醒的角色——这一点可以从这场闹剧中看出来——欧盟委员会目前在整个疫情事件上的做法。
曾经让英国为他们的利益而战的较小的欧盟国家，现在已经没有一个主要的玩家支持它们，并将为它们的事业而战了，即使这得要我们自己（替它们）付出政治代价。
欧盟企业已经失去了大量业务，其中许多企业的最大客户都是英国。
An important first step.
I hope our two sides can work together to form a strong alliance and close partnership predicated on friendlier ties than we currently have - this should become easier as the recent past becomes the distant past.
Animosity only makes Europe weaker, and everyone on this sub should support a stronger Europe.
这是重要的第一步。
我希望我们双方能够共同努力，在比现在更友好的关系基础上建立起强大的联盟和密切的伙伴关系——随着最近的事情成为遥远的过去，这应该会变得更容易。
仇恨只会让欧洲变得更弱，而这个话题上的每个人都应该支持一个更强大的欧洲。
Well that lasted long.
There has been a fractious start to the new post-Brexit relationship from the beginning of January, with simmering tension over the Northern Ireland Protocol, vaccine procurement, the diplomatic rights of the EU ambassador to the UK, and the alleged discrimination against citizens from a number of eastern European member states over UK work visas.
No discrimination against the EU diplomat or Eastern European member states at all. All the UK was doing was applying the same standard of adhering rigidly to laws and treaties and regulations that the EU had decided.
好吧，这些问题已经持续好长时间了。
“从1月初开始，英国脱欧后的新关系就出现了一个不愉快的开局：北爱尔兰议定书、疫苗采购、欧盟驻英国大使的外交权利，以及一些东欧成员国公民据称在英国工作签证问题上遭到的歧视，都在酝酿着紧张局势”
不存在针对对欧盟外交官或东欧成员国的歧视。英国所做的一切都是严格遵守欧盟所决定的法律、条约和法规的标准。
Why even bother dealing with the UK?
We can just wait a couple of years. Then we'll processing the accelerated accession of Scotland and NI as EU member states, and we'll just have to negotiate with the United Kingdom of England and Wales, which will have pretty much the same negotiating power as Andorra and The Vatican.
为什么还要麻烦地和英国打交道呢？
我们可以再等几年。然后我们将加速苏格兰和北爱尔兰单独作为欧盟成员国的加入，我们将只需要与英格兰和威尔士联合王国进行谈判，而这俩货将拥有与安道尔和梵蒂冈几乎相同的谈判权力。
I'm from uk and voted to remain, it breaks my heart to see and hear all the xenophobic arguments from the pro brexit crowd. I hope the rest of Europe know that we're not all like that and a significant part of the population still love and want to be part of the EU.
Talking to brexiteers is like banging my head against the wall it's exhausting. While part of me enjoys seeing them all moan about all the downsides that they are now starting to experience, I know that they'll still find a way to blame it on the EU rather than accept that they fucked up.
Please don't give up on the rest of us yet!
我来自英国，投票支持留欧，看到听到支持英国脱欧的那些排外言论，我很伤心。我希望欧洲其他国家知道，我们并非都是那样的，有相当一部分人仍然热爱并希望成为欧盟的一部分。
和脱欧派谈话就像用头撞墙一样生无可恋。虽然我部分地喜欢看到他们抱怨他们现在开始经历的所有不利因素，但我知道他们仍然会找到一种方法将其归咎于欧盟，而不是承认是他们搞砸了的事实。
请不要放弃我们其他人！
I don't think they could get anymore toxic. I mean in the space of two months the French stopped freight (before we left the transition) for no reason at all, they've tried to block shipments of a much needed vaccine to the UK to make up their own shortfall, invoking article 16 in the process. Attempted to blame the UK government for their own procurement failures, demanded a pharmaceutical company hand over vaccine supplies held in the UK destined for the UK population and finally they've shot themselves in the foot by trashing the reputation of the Oxford vaccine literally because its British and now their own population are reluctant to take it. Talk about bite the hand that feeds you, the EU commission done more for UK Eurosceptics in the space of a month than Farage/UKIP/ERG managed in nearly 30 years. Pro EU sentiment is at an all time low.
我觉得它们已经恶毒到极致了。我的意思是，在两个月的时间里，法国毫无理由地停止了货运（在我们过渡期结束之前），他们试图阻止向英国运送急需的疫苗，以弥补他们自己的短缺，在这个过程中援引了第16条。试图将自己的采购失败甩锅给英国政府，要求一家制药公司将给本该供给英国人的英国的疫苗交出来，最后，他们通过诋毁牛津疫苗（说它是英国人造的疫苗）搬起石头砸了自己的脚，因为他们自己的人民都不肯接种它。说到恩将仇报，欧盟委员会在一个月内为英国的欧洲怀疑论者所做的事情，比法拉奇、英国独立党和保守党欧洲研究组织在近30年里所做的加起来还要多。亲欧盟的情绪正处于历史最低点。
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Funny how you are completely ignoring what's going on on the UK side of the problem. You could as well have mentioned how the UK is refusing to accept an EU ambassador, openly discusses reneging international treaties that are a couple of months old, is completely incapable of implementing their side of what has been agreed upon and generally expects others to either accept the UK's sovereignty or sort out the domestic problems the UK has created for itself.
搞笑的是，你完全无视了英国方面的问题。你也可以提一下英国是如何拒绝接受欧盟大使的，公开讨论背弃几个月前刚签署的国际条约，他们完全没有能力执行已经达成的协议，并普遍期望其他国家要么接受英国主权，要么解决英国自己制造的国内问题。
French stopped freight (before we left the transition) for no reason at all
No. France took emergency measures when the UK Prime Minister dropped there was a new highly transmissible strain in Kent with no warning. Eurotunnel freight was never affected.
“在两个月的时间里，法国毫无理由地停止了货运（在我们过渡期结束之前）”
不对。当英国首相在没有任何警告的情况下宣布肯特郡出现了一种新的高度传染性变异病毒时，法国才采取了紧急措施。欧洲隧道货运公司从未受到影响。
At the point when it was already discovered in the Netherlands and probably originated on the continent. Even at the height of the pandemic last year the French kept the freight flowing. They used the new Covid strain as an excuse to stop freight in December to put pressure on Boris when it came to Brexit negotiations.
当时它已经在荷兰被发现，很可能起源于欧洲大陆。即使是在去年疫情最严重的时候，法国也在维持着货流。去年12月，他们以新冠病毒为借口停止货运，就是为了在英国脱欧谈判时向鲍里斯施压。
At the point when it was already discovered in the Netherlands and probably originated on the continent.
Even supposing that is true, it would not change anything. Announcing a rapidly-growing hotspot of transmissible strain exactly where lorries spend most of their time is going to force emergency action.
Lorries make multiple stops and travel all over the continent. Each one could start multiple outbreaks.
“当时它已经在荷兰被发现，很可能起源于欧洲大陆”
即使这是真的，也改变不了什么。宣布一个快速蔓延的传播病毒的热点地区，正好又是卡车花费大部分时间同行的地方，这就将迫使采取紧急行动。
卡车会多次停靠，在整个大陆上穿行。每一个感染司机都可能引发多次爆发。
Is that why, when all the Lorry Drivers stuck in Kent were given the most expensive Covid test available (at the demands of the French) out of thousands of drivers tested less than 10 came back positive. The EU should have taken "Emergency action" when they knew the source of the European infection was Italy. It was a French stunt, stopping freight Christmas week to pressure Boris.
这就是为什么，当所有困在肯特郡的卡车司机（应法国要求）接受最昂贵的病毒检测时，数千名司机中只有不到10人呈阳性反应。当出欧盟知道欧洲的传染源是意大利时，就应该采取“紧急行动”的。这就是法国人的把戏，在圣诞周停止货运，从而向鲍里斯施压。
The UK is too small to ever be the equal to the EU...or the US or China for that matter.
Further, if the UK consistently acted to maintain a constant state of tension with those countries, the chances of getting trade deals better than WTO minima with them are slim.
The idea of making things hard for people you need, or want, to trade with, is barking mad.
Now, I think that the EU knows this, and is making the present noises so that if brexit turns worse than it has already, and people in the UK face real hardship, rather than inconvenience, EU politicians will be able to say "We tried!"
英国太小了，永远无法与欧盟相提并论……或者与美国或者中国。
此外，如果英国一直采取行动，与这些国家保持持续的紧张状态，那么与它们达成比世贸组织最低限度更好的贸易协议的可能性会很小。
让你需要或想要与之交易的人感到为难的想法是疯狂的。
现在，我认为欧盟知道这一点，并且正在制造噪音，这样的话，如果英国脱欧变得比现在更糟，英国人民面临真正的困难，而不仅仅是不便，欧盟的政客们将能够说：“我们尝试过了！（是英国自己作死）”
For a while people asked themselves “Who will U.K. politicians blame after Brexit, as they won’t be able to blame the EU anymore?”
It turns out that the question itself rested on a faulty premise, and “having cake and eating it” was a euphemism for “leaving EU and continuing to scapegoat it”.
有一段时间，人们问自己：“英国脱欧后，政客们再也不能甩锅欧盟了，他们还会甩锅谁呢？”
事实证明，这个问题本身是建立在一个错误的前提上的，而“得到蛋糕并吃掉蛋糕”是“离开欧盟并继续拿欧盟充当替罪羊”的委婉说法。