There are limits to what outsiders can do. Sometimes, policymakers need to focus on preventing things from getting worse, rather than on ambitious agendas for improvement; this is one of those times.
外部人所作所为是有限的。有时决策者需要将注意力集中在防止事态恶化而不是雄心勃勃的改进计划；现在就是这样的时刻。