Militarily, the United States and the Philippines are treaty allies, with a mutual defense obligation.

从军事上说，美国和菲律宾是盟友，拥有共同的防御义务。

Being both humble in victory and generous in defeat emphasizes the mutual obligation of graceful manners in all human interactions.

胜不骄、败不馁强调了在所有人际交往中保持优雅风度是彼此的义务。

Here Germany is the block: it hints that it might consider taking on such mutual obligations in the future, but not now.

现在，德国成了拦路石——德国暗示人们，也许将来会考虑采用类似的相互债务责任制度，但现在不会。