n.歐洲共同市場的官員或職員

As one top Eurocrat sums it up, “the boldest choice for Europe would be the three Bs: Blair, Barroso and Bildt. 一位歐盟高官做出如是總結(jié)：歐洲面臨的三個最大膽的人選抉擇將是三個以B開頭的名字，即布萊爾，巴羅佐和比爾德。

A sceptical Eurocrat notes that finance ministries, say, are not loved: competence is enough. 一位對民意調(diào)查持懷疑態(tài)度的官員就指出像金融部門就不應(yīng)該進行選舉，因為競爭已足夠激烈了。

One Eurocrat predicts an improvement in committees that are now packed with special interests. 一位歐共體官員預(yù)言委員會的發(fā)展必須符合幾個特殊群體的利益。

Europe had no idea the rest of the world was going to copy its standards, retorts a Eurocrat sweetly. 歐洲并不知道世界的其它國家將打算直接照搬其行業(yè)標準，一位歐共體官員不無喜色地反駁道。

The death of the European fast stream is “insane, insane”, groans one top Eurocrat. 一位歐盟官員嘆息道：英國取消歐盟人才計劃讓人無法理解。