Europe is living through(经历，度过) an autumn of unusual discontent(不满). What protesters from Paris to Milan to Madrid share is a deepening anxiety about the future and a growing anger at the gap between what they expect from their governments and what they feel governments are delivering, whether the issue is unaffordable housing, stagnant wages, the spiralling cost of living or failing schools.(从巴黎到米兰再到马德里的抗议者，共同点是：对未来的焦虑日益加深，对政府期望与政府实际作为之间的差距愈发愤怒——无论是住房、工资、生活成本还是学校问题。)
欧洲正经历一个不同寻常的不满之秋。从巴黎到米兰再到马德里，抗议者们的共同点是：对未来的焦虑日益加深，对政府期望与政府实际作为之间的差距愈发愤怒——无论是住房价格高不可攀、工资停滞不前、生活成本螺旋上升，还是学校每况愈下。
The electoral consequences of the failure to get a grip on(控制住，应对) this public anger are already with us. Spain goes to the polls(参加投票，举行选举) next month in a snap election(提前大选) called after parliament voted down(否决) key housing reforms. France begins the process of electing a new president in April, while Poland, Italy and a string of(一系列) smaller states will vote before the end of 2027. The stakes could not be higher.(事关重大，风险之高无以复加。)
未能控制住公众怒火的选举后果已经显现。西班牙下月将提前举行大选，此前议会否决了关键的住房改革。法国将于4月启动新总统选举进程，波兰、意大利以及一系列较小国家将在2027年底前投票。事关重大，风险之高无以复加。
At the same time, national leaders face mounting(日益增大的) pressures from abroad. Issues such as Ukraine, uncertainty over US security guarantees and economic competition with China demand more European cooperation, even as national politics makes this increasingly difficult.(乌克兰问题、美国安全承诺的不确定性以及对华经济竞争，都要求欧洲加强合作，而各国国内政治却使合作愈发困难。) Governments face popular demands to deliver security and prosperity, just as their capacity to do so independently is shrinking.(政府面临民众对安全与繁荣的诉求，但其独立实现这些目标的能力却在萎缩。) This leaves Europe with a difficult question: how can countries whose leaders are increasingly struggling at home find the common ground needed to act together abroad?(这给欧洲留下一个难题：当各国领导人在国内日益举步维艰时，这些国家如何才能找到在海外共同行动所需的共识？)
与此同时，各国领导人面临来自国外的日益增大的压力。乌克兰问题、美国安全承诺的不确定性以及对华经济竞争，都要求欧洲加强合作，而各国国内政治却使合作愈发困难。政府面临民众对安全与繁荣的诉求，但其独立实现这些目标的能力却在萎缩。这给欧洲留下一个难题：当各国领导人在国内日益举步维艰时，这些国家如何才能找到在海外共同行动所需的共识？