To confound the sceptics, Mr Rudd「s proposed institutions would need not just to match APEC」s longevity, but to improve on its record as an ineffective talking-shop.
为了消除这些质疑,陆克文提议的机构不仅仅需要与APEC的寿命相配,而且需要改善论坛无效空谈的记录。
To confound two things means not to be able to tell them apart.