Defence planners working with Nato fear that if war broke out with Russia, Europe could not currently sustain a prolonged war of attrition owing to a public lack of war readiness, a conference on the future of European military coordination heard this week.(与北约合作的国防规划人员担心，如果与俄罗斯爆发战争，欧洲目前无法承受长期消耗战，因为公众缺乏战争准备。)
本周举行的一场关于欧洲军事协调未来的会议获悉，与北约合作的国防规划人员担心，如果与俄罗斯爆发战争，由于公众缺乏战争准备，欧洲目前无法承受一场旷日持久的消耗战。
The pessimism(悲观情绪) reflects concern that Russia may be winning a so-called hybrid war(混合战争) with Europe, weakening the options available to Nato war planners in the event of(如果发生…) military conflict.
这种悲观情绪反映出一种担忧，即俄罗斯可能正在赢得一场与欧洲的所谓混合战争，从而削弱了北约战争规划者在发生军事冲突时可用的选项。
The surge(激增，飙升) in support for the populist(民粹主义的) forces in Europe’s main military states is also endanger(危及，危害)ing proposals for a group of five European countries, including the UK, to take on(承担，呈现) a new coordination role as the US prepares to reduce its commitments to the conventional defence(常规防务) of Europe.
欧洲主要军事国家中对民粹主义力量的支持激增，也正在危及一项提案，该提案拟由包括英国在内的五个欧洲国家承担新的协调角色，而美国正准备减少其对欧洲常规防务的承诺。