双语时事：苏独难在欧盟和北约找到知音

2014-09-25 14:44:34来源：可可英语

　　Beyond insisting that Scotland will banish the Trident nuclear missile system from the Clydeand that it will not be drawn into conflicts in the Middle East, Mr Salmond does not have aforeign policy for his new state. And on this last issue – the reach beyond the Middle East ofIslamist extremism – the murder this week of Scottish aid worker David Haines has raised thequestion as to whether Scotland could so easily inoculate itself against the harsh realities ofthe wider world.

　　除了坚称苏格兰会将“三叉戟”(Trident)核导弹系统从克莱德(Clyde)海军基地撤出，以及苏格兰不会卷入中东争端以外，萨尔蒙德没有为他的新国家提出一套外交政策。在最后的这个问题上，在中东的伊斯兰极端主义之外，本周苏格兰救援工作人员戴维•海恩斯(David Haines)被杀提出了一个问题：苏格兰是否能够轻松让自己免于面对来自更广阔世界的严酷现实。

　　There is nothing to say that either European neighbours or the US would seek to isolate aScotland that decided to strike out on its own. Over time it is entirely plausible to imagine itbeing welcomed into both the EU and Nato. The deception in the nationalist campaign lies inthe assertion that everyone else would bend to Edinburgh’s will and allow Mr Salmond todictate his own terms.

　　这并不是说欧洲的邻国或者美国会刻意孤立决定自立门户的苏格兰。随着时间推移，完全有道理想象苏格兰被欧盟和北约接纳。苏格兰民族主义运动中的谎言是，断言其他所有人都会屈从于爱丁堡的意愿，允许萨尔蒙德按自己的想法指定条件。

　　The idea that Scotland could join the EU with a share of the British rebate, no commitment tosign up to the Schengen area’s open borders and a permanent opt-out from the euro isregarded as risible in other European capitals. Mr Salmond seems to believe that, even asScotland breaks away from the UK, it can inherit all the opt-outs negotiated by theWestminster government. It is not going to happen.

　　苏格兰民族主义者试图让苏格兰人相信，苏格兰能够加入欧盟，并分享一部分英国的预算回扣(rebate)，不用承诺签署申根区开放边境协议，而且可以永久不使用欧元，但在其他欧洲国家政府看来，苏格兰民族主义者的这种想法是可笑的。萨尔蒙德似乎相信，即使苏格兰从英国分裂出去，苏格兰依然能继承英国政府达成的所有关于自主事项的条款。但这种情况不会发生。

　　Nor will the Nato treaty be moulded and amended to suit Scotland’s tastes. Scotland maysucceed in banishing Britain’s nuclear weapons – something that will hardly win it friends in thealliance – but it would not be accepted for membership as an anti-nuclear-weapons state.

　　北约也不会重塑和修改其协议条款来适应苏格兰的口味。苏格兰或许能够成功地移走英国的核武器，但这会让苏格兰很难在北约中找到朋友，作为反核武国家的苏格兰将不会被北约接受为成员国。

　　Take it on trust, the nationalists say. Scotland would move quickly to build its own militaryforces, its own intelligence and security services, and a diplomatic corps the envy of itspartners. All these things are indeed possible. But they will require time, lots of it – and,critically, the enthusiastic help and co-operation not just of Britain but of other westerngovernments.

　　相信吧，苏格兰民族主义者说。苏格兰会迅速行动，组建自己的军事力量、情报和安保体系以及让合作伙伴艳羡的外交使团。所有这些确实都是可能的。但它们需要时间，需要很多时间，关键是，还需要英国和其他西方国家政府的热情帮助和合作。

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