2017年catti三級(jí)筆譯模擬題：登上世界舞臺(tái)

　　【英譯漢】

　　登上世界舞臺(tái)

　　然而此刻還不是布魯塞爾玩名字游戲的時(shí)候。設(shè)立歐盟理事會(huì)常任主席的想法遭到許多小國(guó)的反對(duì)。但是現(xiàn)在既然要設(shè)立，若由類似容克或許塞爾這樣的小角色擔(dān)此要職的話，那就顯得荒唐了。對(duì)外部世界，如印度或中國(guó)而言，歐洲理事會(huì)主席將是整個(gè)歐洲的代言人。

　　歐盟要想成為世界上舉足輕重的角色，就需要推出一位世界級(jí)人物。除非默克爾挺身而出(這是不大可能的)，此一職位就非托尼·布萊爾莫屬了。

　　支持布萊爾還有兩個(gè)理由。首先，有人認(rèn)為歐盟的高級(jí)官員必須來(lái)自那些參加了包括歐元、防務(wù)、司法及民政事務(wù)在內(nèi)的所有歐盟政策的國(guó)家，而布萊爾的當(dāng)選將證明這種觀點(diǎn)是錯(cuò)誤的。正是這種觀點(diǎn)導(dǎo)致2004年彭定康未能出任歐盟委員會(huì)主席。但是在一個(gè)發(fā)展速度日漸不平衡的歐洲，這項(xiàng)標(biāo)準(zhǔn)將把半數(shù)以上歐盟國(guó)家的候選人排除在外。歐盟主席所代表的并不是他的國(guó)家——事實(shí)上，雖然布朗口頭上支持布萊爾，但沒(méi)幾個(gè)人相信他是真心的。如果以“歐洲性”作為衡量標(biāo)準(zhǔn)，那么法國(guó)，意大利和德國(guó)都不夠格，因?yàn)檫`反歐盟規(guī)則最嚴(yán)重的，恰恰是這幾個(gè)國(guó)家�；蛟S歐洲最終只能讓比利時(shí)人和盧森堡人來(lái)掌管。

　　布萊爾還有一個(gè)優(yōu)勢(shì)。英國(guó)人對(duì)歐盟素來(lái)持懷疑態(tài)度，布萊爾的當(dāng)選將提醒他們：英國(guó)也是歐盟的重要的成員。這一點(diǎn)英國(guó)人羅伊·詹金斯在上世紀(jì)七十年代末擔(dān)任歐盟委員會(huì)主席時(shí)做得很不夠。三十年過(guò)去了，如果布萊爾出任歐洲理事會(huì)主席，那些聲稱英國(guó)在布魯塞爾毫無(wú)影響力的英國(guó)人應(yīng)該閉上嘴了。正如一位歐盟高官所言：“歐洲最大膽的選擇將是3B(即三個(gè)姓氏以字母B開(kāi)頭的人選)：布萊爾，巴羅佐和比爾特”。如果3B在古典音樂(lè)領(lǐng)域行得通的話，在歐洲為什么不行呢?

　　【參考譯文】

　　Treading the world stage

　　Yet this is not a time for the usual Brussels name game. The idea of a permanent president of the European Council was resisted by many smaller countries. But now it is being created, it would be ludicrous to fill it with a minor figure; a Juncker or a Schussel.25 To the outside world - India or China, say - the president will speak for Europe. If the EU wants to be a serious global actor, that points to a world figure. Unless Ms Merkel steps forward, which is improbable, the only such person in the running is Mr. Blair. 26

　　And there are two other arguments for him. First, he would disprove the notion that senior EU people must come from countries that join in all EU policies, including the euro, defence and justice and home affairs. 27 This line was used to block Chris Patten as a commission president in 2004.. But in an increasingly multispeed Europe, it would rule out nominees from more than half the EU countries. The EU president will not represent his government — indeed, though Mr. Brown says he backs Mr. Blair, few believe he is wholly sincere. If the criterion is "Europeanness", France, Italy and Germany should be disqualified as they are the worst offenders when it comes to breaching EU rules.28 Europe might end up being run only by Belgians and Luxembourgeois.

　　Mr. Blair has a second advantage: he would remind the notoriously sceptical British that they are important players. 29 This worked only up to a point with Roy Jenkins as commission president in the late 1970s. Three decades on, a British EU president would give pause to those who maintain that Br:itain never has any influence in Brussels. As one top Eurocrat sums it up, "the boldest choice for Europe would be the three Bs: Blair, Barroso and Bildt." If it works in classical music, why not for Europe?30