In this sense, last week brought two victories: not just Barack Obama’s over Republican challenger Mitt Romney in the presidential election, but also the victory of America’s democratic system over China’s one-party authoritarianism. In a few sentences of his victory speech – the space of a magic moment – Obama celebrated “the mystery of democracy” in a very concrete, but also nearly religious manner.
从这个意义上说，上周美国迎来了两场胜利：不仅仅是奥巴马击败共和党挑战者罗姆尼赢得总统大选，同时美国民主制度也战胜了中国的一党专政。在简短的获胜演讲中——堪称魔法时刻——奥巴马以实实在在但又近乎虔诚的方式庆祝了“民主的魔力”。