国家合作最佳，欧洲内外皆然
在这个世界，国与国之间最有效的运作方式就是通力合作——无论是欧洲还是其他地方。
As Britain approaches a crucial vote on whether to leave or remain in the EU, there is no doubt about how far-reaching the consequences could be for future generations. While some may be reluctant to be drawn into the debate, I believe the stakes are simply too high to remain silent.
无论这个问题被视作经济议题——聚焦于英国从欧盟中获得什么——还是关乎如何在日益不确定的世界中维护安全与力量的更深远命题，其论据都比以往任何时候都更加令人信服。
Whether the question is seen as an economic one, centring on what Britain gets out of being in Europe, or whether it is the more profound issue of how to maintain security and strength in an increasingly uncertain world, the case is more compelling than it has ever been.
英国已经拥有了和欧洲之间最好的可能协议。它能够进入单一市场，英国近一半的出口都流向那里，同时又没有被欧元区成员身份的负担所拖累。
Britain already has the best of all possible deals with Europe. It has access to the single market, where nearly half of UK exports go, while it is not weighed down by the burden of being a member of the Eurozone.
本月早些时候，近 200 个国家齐聚一堂，共同商定如何在应对气候变化的斗争中最好地保护地球的未来。与许多此类协议一样，它远非完美——但这恰恰说明了欧洲辩论的核心问题：通过共同努力，国家能够实现的成就远大于单打独斗。
Earlier this month, almost 200 countries came together to agree how best to safeguard the future of the planet in the fight against climate change. As with many such agreements, it is far from perfect — but this illustrates the issue at the heart of the Europe debate: by working together, countries can achieve so much more than they can achieve alone.
那些在英国建立制造能力、将其作为跳板打入单一市场的跨国公司管理层，不愿公开承认这一点，因为他们不想卷入一场顾客观点各异的政治争论。但如果你像我一样私下问他们，他们会爽快地证实这一情况。
The managements of multinationals that have built up their manufacturing capacity in Britain as a spring board into the single market are reluctant to say so publicly because they do not want to get embroiled in a political debate where their customers have divergent views. But ask them privately, as I have, and they will readily confirm it.
脱欧派试图让英国公众相信，留在单一市场之外比加入其中更安全。他们之所以能独占话语权，是因为政府想让外界觉得，自己正在为从欧盟争取最有利的协议而坚持立场。利用这些限制条件，脱欧派蓄意误导了公众。
The Leave campaign has tried to convince the British public that it is safer to stay out of the single market than to be part of it. It has had the field to itself because the government wants to give the impression that it is holding out for the best deal from the EU. Taking advantage of these constraints, the Leave campaign has deliberately misled the public.
在英国公投一事上，我之所以持亲欧立场，很大程度上是受个人经历影响。1944 年，纳粹进军匈牙利，那是我人生中塑造性的一段经历。如果我父亲没有为家人搞到假身份，我活下来的机会就相当渺茫了。
My pro-European views on the British referendum have been greatly influenced by my personal experiences. The year when the Nazis marched into Hungary, 1944, was the formative experience of my life. If my father had not secured false identities for his family, my chances of survival would have been rather slim.
我从父亲那里学到的主要教训是：直面残酷的现实比闭上眼睛不看好得多。在战争中幸存下来后，我于 1947 年移居英国，这同样是在父亲的引导下。正是在伦敦政治经济学院读书期间，我阅读了卡尔·波普尔的《开放社会及其敌人》一书。我开始认识到后来的欧盟是开放社会的体现，并成为其终身的支持者。
The main lesson I learnt from my father is that it is better to confront harsh reality than to close your eyes to it. Having survived the war, I moved to England in 1947, again under my father’s guidance. It was while at the London School of Economics that I read Karl Popper’s book, Open Society and Its Enemies. I came to see what became the EU as the embodiment of the open society and became its life-long supporter.
这并不意味着我对它的弱点和缺陷视而不见。恰恰相反，我对此完全清楚。欧洲不能对自己的安全自满，英国也同样不能。
That does not mean that I have closed my eyes to its weaknesses and shortcomings. On the contrary, I recognise them completely. Europe cannot afford to be complacent about its security, and neither can Britain.
低估弗拉基米尔·普京总统领导下的俄罗斯的野心和意图，将是一个史诗级的战略错误。欧洲领导人或许理解这一威胁的规模，但迄今为止，他们的回应更多以混乱而非协调为特征。他们必须明白，只要能源依赖问题没有解决，俄罗斯就会毫不顾忌地利用其石油权力来威胁东欧和西欧。
It would be a strategic mistake of epic proportions to underestimate the ambitions and the intent of President Vladimir Putin’s Russia. Europe’s leaders may comprehend the scale of this threat, but so far their response has been characterised more by confusion than by coherence. They must understand that, until their energy dependency is addressed, Russia will not be afraid to use its petro-power to threaten both eastern and western Europe.
如今，欧洲正面临多重战线上的攻击。如果英国脱离，欧洲将为其生死存亡而战。我们这些对此感受强烈的人，有责任发出声音，并更有信心地论证：英国留在欧盟，比独自离开更强大、更安全、更繁荣。
Today Europe is under attack on many fronts. If Britain were to leave, Europe would be fighting for its very survival. Those of us who feel passionately have an obligation to make our voices heard, and argue more confidently that Britain is stronger, safer and better off in the EU than it would be out on its own.
欧盟并不完美，但它总好过一个由普京的俄罗斯主宰的欧洲。正是欧洲的不完美，才让我们必须努力去改善它。
The EU is imperfect but it is preferable to a Europe dominated by Mr Putin’s Russia. Europe’s very imperfection is the reason we must endeavour to improve it.
英国公众没有我那样的战时经历，但我自认是个足够亲英的人，相信他们具备足够的历史记忆，会和我站在同一立场。在这方面，阅读英国媒体让我感到鼓舞：它们似乎充分意识到了来自俄罗斯的危险。我强烈支持英国留在欧盟，不仅是出于经济原因，更是出于政治原因。
The British public did not share my wartime experiences but I am enough of an Anglophile to believe that it has sufficient historical memory to take the same position as I do. I find reading the British press encouraging in this respect: it seems fully aware of the danger emanating from Russia. I strongly support Britain staying in the EU, not only for economic but even more for political reasons.