The days when a deal on trade or climate change could be cooked up by the Western nations (and Japan) represented at the G8 are over.

• 以前关于贸易或气候变化的条约只需要几个西方国家（包括日本）代表在G8峰会上炮进行谈判就可以炮制出来，然而这样的日子已经成为了过去。