That EU members often do not live up to the rules is no reason for the Balkans not to do so.
虽然欧盟成员国常常遵守不了那些规定,但这并不影响巴尔干半岛的国家们做到。
※It is easier to fight for principles than to live up to them. 为原则而斗争容易,按原则的要求活着难. ※It is easier to fight for principles than to live up to them. ( A. E. Stevenson )—— 为原则而斗争容易,按原则的要求活着难。(史蒂文森)