1·Once again nation states are weak: most Middle Eastern countries are recent creations.
又一次，民族国家显得那么脆弱：很多中东国家是在近代建立的。
2·He shows that there is no logical basis for dividing up the right to pollute among nation states.
他表示，在国家间分配污染额度这种做法没有任何逻辑基础。
3·As the EU has enlarged towards the east, it has ended up defining itself as a club of nation states.
随着欧盟向东扩大成员国范围，它已不再将自己标榜为一个民族主权的国家集团。
4·Globalisation does not mean the end of nation states, though it does restrict their freedom of action.
全球化并不意味着国家的结束，尽管在一定程度上限制了他们行动的自由。
5·Some analysts credit these large multinational firms with more economic impact than many nation states.
一些分析表明多国公司对经济的影响力已经超过了国内公司。
6·This year in particular, we welcome the acceptance of new obligations by nation states in relation to global poverty and climate change.
今年的特别之处在于，我们接受了新的面对全球贫穷和气候变化的责任。
7·If such grassroots efforts do not spread and intensify, nation states may not be able to resolve the differences that exist between them.
如果草根大众的努力不够广泛、强烈，掌权人就不会解决与民众间的差异。
8·What started as a crisis of confidence in Banks in the end became a crisis of confidence in the ability of nation states to service their debts.
最初银行体系的信用危机，将会最终导致对国家债务清偿力的信用危机。
9·As the ghosts of the Pacific war judder back to life in Asia, it seems appropriate to consider how nation states remember, and misremember, the past.
近日，太平洋地区发生战争的阴霾再次笼罩着亚洲。现在来思考民族国家是如何铭记及误记历史的，似乎正是时候。
10·That help does not mean creating a new global authority to match the global scope of finance: the money for bail-outs ultimately comes from nation states.
该帮助并非是创造一个新的官方机构来适应金融的全球化，因为用于救助的资金最终要来自一个个国家。