As long as Fidel is around – writing, meeting foreign dignitaries, and weighing in on everything from ethanol to the American presidential campaign – two things will remain clear. First, Raúl will barely be able to budge even on the modest, strictly economic and regulatory reforms that he hopes, somewhat naïvely, will put food back on Cubans’ table.
只要菲德尔仍然健在——依然撰写文稿、会见外国显贵并参与从酒精到美国总统选举的一切事务决策——有两件事情显而易见。第一，劳尔很难在他所期望的即便是非常温和、严格限于经济和制度意义的改革当中获得进展，尽管有些天真，但劳尔希望这样的改革能在古巴民众的餐桌上重新摆满食品。