There might be more optimism in Brussels if the outline of a workable deal was already sitting on a desk somewhere in the European Commission's Berlaymont headquarters. But there isn't.
如果有一份可行的协议大纲摆在欧盟委员会贝尔莱蒙大厦总部的办公桌上，那么布鲁塞尔可能会乐观一些。但实际情况是不存在这样的协议大纲。