But the impression I had of a modern, capitalist economy was soon tarnished by an improperly working phone in a first-class Beijing hotel. An American friend suspected that it was tapped, probably because of my role as an adviser to the Japanese government.
但现代资本主义经济的印象很快就被北京一流酒店一台有故障的电话所玷污。一位美国朋友怀疑可能因为我日本政府顾问的身份，这台电话被监听了。