希臘危機一拖再拖，終於走到歐盟與希臘兩方都不得不痛下決心的最後關卡。六月底，現任歐盟委員會主席榮科（Jean-Claude Juncker）忍不住跳出來，大力抨擊希臘的利己主義使歐元區的未來蒙上一層陰影。就讓我們看看，國際政治上強硬措辭的英文是怎麼說的吧。
This is not a game of bluff or poker. It is not a case of one winner and one loser. Either we are all winners or we are all losers. So I am deeply distressed and saddened by the spectacle Europe put on last Saturday. In one night, a single night, the sense of Europeanness suffered a major blow. Goodwill seemed almost to evaporate. Self-interest and tactical, even populist, gamesmanship gained the upper hand.
這不是一場吹牛或撲克牌局，這不是一場有贏家有輸家的比賽，要不我們全贏，要不我們全盤皆輸。所以我對上周六歐洲上演的政治大秀，感到深切地挫折與感傷。一個晚上，就只要一個晚上，全歐一心的概念就遭到重傷。善意幾近消失，利己主義、權謀算計，甚至民粹主義、旁門左道占了上風。
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bluff (n.) /blʌf/ 吹牛、虛張聲勢
例句：Everyone can tell his threats are merely bluff.
每個人都看得出來，他的威脅僅僅是虛張聲勢。
evaporate (v.) /ɪˋvæpə͵ret/ 消失
例句：His exciting evaporated as he realize the promotion was a joke.
當他意識到升職只是個玩笑，他的興奮立即消失了。
gained the upper hand 占上風
例句：At the half time, Greek team seems to gained the upper hand.
半場時，希臘隊似乎仍占上風。
