So that when he says that citizens are held together by ties of common affection he means something very specific.

所以当他们说到公民是由,共同感情的关系所团结在一起,他所指的是非常明确的东西。

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The European Union is really organisation dedicated to bringing Europe close together,

欧盟确实是一个组织，旨在让欧洲紧密团结在一起，

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