In Brussels these days, it is the Dutch, not the troublesome British, who often block deals.
在布鲁塞尔的这些天，经常阻止交易的是荷兰人，而不是麻烦的英国人。
In the real world, what we should be eating is spinach, brussels sprouts and cantaloupe—not as compelling for many of us.
在现实生活中，我们应该吃的是菠菜，抱子甘蓝和哈密瓜——这对我们很多人来说不是那么有吸引力。
Others that divide well (" do you like Brussels sprouts? ") will not do so meaningfully.
其它问题分类很有效(“你喜欢球芽甘蓝么？ ”)但不是那么有意义。
The word from Brussels appears to be that they should not get their hopes up.
来自布鲁塞尔的措词则显示他们不应对此抱有太大的期望。
Yet this is not a time for the usual Brussels name game.
然而此刻还不是布鲁塞尔玩名字游戏的时候。
In Brussels these days it is the Dutch, not the troublesome British, who often block deals.
在今天的布鲁塞尔阻碍协议的往往不再是麻烦的英国人，而是荷兰人。
Turkish generals started to mutter that they might have done better in Brussels if they had joined the Warsaw Pact, not NATO.
土耳其将军们开始抱怨，如果当年加入的不是北约，而是华约的话，也许他们在布鲁塞尔的命运将会更好一些。
That is why the consolidation of Europe's package-holiday industry might not ring too many alarm bells in Brussels.
这就是为什么欧洲套餐旅游业的合并可能并不会引起欧盟总部的警觉。
They have got stuck in the red tape for which France is infamous - not to mention regulations from Brussels that affect everything from sales taxes to the bacteria in the Brie cheese.
他们陷入繁文缛节使得法国声名狼籍——更不用提布鲁塞尔的那些条条框框，从销售税到布里干酪里的细菌含量，这些条条框框的影响远处不在。
Robert Rustem, of the European Roma and Travellers Forum based in Brussels, says the case is exceptional and does not reflect practices in Romania or anywhere else.
建立在布鲁塞尔的欧洲罗马和旅客论坛的罗伯特·鲁斯特姆说，这个案例是个例外，并不能反映罗马尼亚或其他任何地方的情况。
Whether the case will indeed turn into a full-blown conflict between Brussels and Washington is not certain.
布鲁塞尔方和华盛顿方是否确实会在该案进入完全的争斗并不确定。
However, the EU has very little power in the realm of pensions, and the document stresses that Brussels is not proposing a common retirement age across the bloc.
然而，欧盟在养老金管理方面权力相当有限，文件强调说，布鲁塞尔不准备在欧元区强制规定统一的退休年限。
Chickens slaughtered in the United States, claim officials in Brussels, are not fit to grace European tables.
布鲁塞尔的官员说，在美国屠宰的鸡不适于用来装点欧洲的餐桌。
Osborne, who has a reputation as a euroskeptic, in turn described Brussels' plans, which London had until then rigorously opposed, as "not bad.
英国财政大臣奥斯本，是一位著名的欧洲怀疑论者，对于伦敦方面一直以来坚决反对的布鲁塞尔计划，他这次的形容是：“还不赖。”
The Brussels subsidies will not succeed where police terror failed.
在治安恐怖失灵的地方，布鲁塞尔津贴就不会成功。
A Brussels antitrust lawyer, who did not want to be identified for fear of alienating a potential client in Microsoft, said the Italian complaint could scupper the deal.
一名布鲁塞尔的反垄断律师，因为害怕失去微软的一个潜在客户，不愿意透露姓名，但是他说这个来自意大利的投诉很可能会让并购案搁浅。
They do not understand whether Brussels has the final say, or the 27 capitals all share the final say?
他们不明白，到底是布鲁塞尔说了算，还是27个首都说了算？
Such pragmatism may not please the Euro-enthusiasts in Brussels. But thankfully it is not up to them to decide.
他的实用主义风格也许不会受布鲁塞尔那些欧洲统一化的狂热者们喜爱，不过万幸的是，欧盟的事务也不是由这些人决定。
Brussels said that half the participating countries were not sufficiently secure.
布鲁塞尔表示，半数参与机制的国家没有充分的安全保障。
In fact their calibration will depend not on Britain alone but also on work being done in Brussels for the European Council (a draft law is expected in October).
事实上，执行和评估标准不仅会考虑英国的实际情况，还会参考欧洲理事会在布鲁塞尔会议上的做法（预计10月份将会出台法规草案）。
Marc Vromman, pharmacist in Brussels, said, 'the proof is not really there.
布鲁塞尔药剂师Marc Vromman说：“证据并不真的存在。”
According to International Crisis Group, a Brussels-based organisation, 96% of the inmates of the main national prison have not been tried.
总部设在布鲁塞尔的国际危机组织(International CrisisGroup)说，在主要的国家监狱中，96%的入狱者还没有进行审判。
It is no help that Mr Schauble, who would wield the axe, was forced by illness to leave the euro crisis meetings in Brussels, sparking speculation that he might not long remain in office.
schauble先生本来想举起大斧，可是因病不得不中途退出布鲁塞尔的欧洲危机会议，所以也没起到作用。甚至有传闻他可能不再留在议会。
Tellingly, they did not ask the fund for help on April 6th: Mr Sócrates may be hoping for a bridge loan from Brussels without IMF involvement or many conditions.
显而易见，他们在4月6号并没有寻求资金上的帮助：苏格拉底也许希望从布鲁塞尔得到过桥贷款，绕过国际货币基金组织的干预或其他有可能发生的情况。
From Charlemagne's perspective, not just as a resident of Brussels but as a former Jerusalem correspondent, it would be better for all three to support the Palestinian bid.
从查理曼不只作为布鲁塞尔的居民，也作为前耶路撒冷通讯员的角度来看，这三个国家最好都支持巴勒斯坦人的努力。
Brussels does not want an answer to such big questions now.
对于如此重要的问题，布鲁塞尔现在并不想要一个回答。
The bureaucrats of Brussels do not enjoy the same public esteem as the sleek administrators of Paris, but they are well rewarded in other ways.
布鲁塞尔的官员虽未能享受到像时髦阔气的巴黎官员们得到的公众尊重，但是在其他方面得到了不错的奖励。
All 27 member states need to agree to the proposal, which will face some stiff opposition, not least from Britain; City regulators have already balked at handing over powers to Brussels.
所有27个成员国需要就此项提议达成一致，而此举定会遭到部分国家，尤其是英国强烈的反对。而城市监管机构在移交权力给布鲁塞尔问题上逡巡不前。
Italy's fate is being decided not just in Rome, but also in Brussels, where euro zone technocrats are trying to concoct an elixir for the region's sovereign debt crisis.
除了罗马，能左右意大利命运的还有布鲁塞尔，在那里欧元区的技术官员们正在努力找寻能医治地区主权债务危机的灵丹妙药。
Policymakers in Brussels have warned of a "lost generation" of young workers, and worry that employment gaps in the early stages of a career can affect wages for several years, if not decades.
在这里输入译文布鲁塞尔的决策者们担心这些青年人将成为“失落的一代”，因为职业生涯早期阶段在就业方面的差距，可能会影响之后好几年，甚至几十年的工资收入。
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