After all, Mr Sarkozy himself repeated in London what he has often said before: that the Franco-German engine, though still essential, is no longer enough to drive Europe forward on its own.

毕竟，萨科奇在伦敦重申他以前经常说的话，即德法引擎虽然依旧不可或缺，然其自身已不足以驱动欧洲不断前行。