从英国前往瑞典，仿佛进入了一个颠倒的世界。最近的选举令瑞典议会陷入混乱，但该国仍坚定地致力于解决最紧迫的问题。反观英国，政府虽已连续两年拥有绝对多数席位，却依然优柔寡断、迟迟无法行动。
Visiting Sweden from Britain is like entering a Topsy-Turvy world. The country’s recent election unleashed anarchy in its parliament. Yet it is undaunted in addressing its most pressing problems. The UK government has enjoyed a substantial majority for two years. Yet it continues to dither and delay.
9月13日的瑞典大选让本就充满变数的多党制局势更加扑朔迷离：左翼阵营获得176个席位，执政的右翼阵营则获得173个席位。目前获胜的左翼联盟尚未能组建起稳固的多数派政府，相关谈判可能旷日持久，甚至最终只能产生一个脆弱的执政班子。
Sweden’s Sept. 13th election injected maximum doubt into an already uncertainty-prone multi-party system. There were 176 seats for the left block and 173 for the governing right block. The winning left group has so far failed to form a working majority, and negotiations could drag on or end up creating a flimsy administration.