1. The European Union is an imperfect creature, with some of its actions based on fine principles of political economy and some on poor ones.
欧盟是个不完美的组织，他们的行动有时是基于好的经济政策的原则有时是基于坏的。
2. To Americans, being on one\'s own suggests that one is a fully independent and functioning part of the whole capable and willing to make choices.
对于美国人来说，要成为一个真正的个人意味着要完全独立和成为整体中的一部分并且要愿意被选择。
