Britain 's parliament is deadlocked over house of lords reform .

英国议会陷入僵局：上议院是否实行改革？

But open divisions over how to do so has left the international community deadlocked .

不过，在如何结束冲突方面的公开分歧令国际社会陷入了僵局。

But it too appears deadlocked , with the republicans once again ruling out tax increases of any kind .

但由于共和党又一次否决所有的增税行为，委员会也呈僵持之态。

In the end , it may take an external shock to knock sense into the deadlocked politicians .

最后，可能一个外部的冲击才会让陷入僵局的政治家们找回理智。

Barely a year before the main provisions of the kyoto protocol are due to expire , delegates are deadlocked on the issue that has bedevilled climate talks for a decade : should the international community agree on legally binding carbon emissions targets , or will voluntary pledges by individual states suffice ?

距离《京都议定书》（kyotoprotocol）主要条款失效仅剩一年之际，各国谈判代表仍纠结于困扰了气候谈判10年的问题：国际社会应不应该商定具有法律约束力的碳排放目标？抑或各国自愿作出承诺就已足够？