Democracy returned to Spain in 1975, and the country soon recovered its place within Europe, just when Poland seemed trapped in its tragic history. But, 11 years after my conversation with Geremek, communism collapsed in Poland, and in 2004 the country’s “return” to Europe was complete.
就在波兰似乎深陷其悲剧历史之时，西班牙在1975年恢复民主，并迅速重新树立了自己在欧洲的地位。但在我与盖莱梅克对话的11年后，波兰社会主义制度崩溃，2004年该国终于完成了“回归”欧洲的大业。