Despite her two decades of house arrest and isolation, Suu Kyi possesses two of the gifts that enabled Mandela to carry out his great task: a reassuring serenity and an utter lack of vindictiveness. As Burma’s authorities test reform, these gifts, together with her negotiating skills and, most of all, her vast moral authority, will be tested as never before.
尽管昂山素季经历了20年的软禁和隔离，但仍具有让曼德拉完成伟大成就的两大素质：心止如水和悲天悯人。随着缅甸当局开始改革检验，这些素质和她的谈判技能——以及最重要的，她在道德上的居高临下——一起，将受到前所未有的考验。