So thoroughly was Europe inured to political shock that the transition last autumn from war of nerves to war of guns was accepted by most of its millions with an extraordinary calm.

• 欧洲也完全是这样，它已经习惯于政治振动，在去年秋天的从精神战刀枪战的过渡被欧洲的成千上百万的人一超乎想象的震惊所接受。