Here in the grand ballroom of Munich’s Bayerischer Hof was a moment for Europeans to feel good about themselves. Angela Merkel’s broadside against Donald Trump’s US administration in defence of the liberal international order unlocked a cascade of pent-up frustration. Mike Pence, who followed the German chancellor to the podium on Saturday, must have had his headphones turned off. America’s allies, the US vice-president intoned, should do as they were told.
最近,在慕尼黑(Munich) Bayerischer Hof酒店的宴会大厅里,欧洲人迎来了自我感觉良好的一刻。德国总理安格拉•默克尔(Angela Merkel)为捍卫自由主义国际秩序而猛烈抨击唐纳德•特朗普(Donald Trump)领导的美国政府,被压抑的失望情绪得以宣泄出来。当日在默克尔之后发表演讲的美国副总统迈克•彭斯(Mike Pence)此时一定关上了他的同传耳机。这位美国副总统吟诵着,美国的盟友啊,就应该按照他们被告知的那样做。