But, whatever the outcome, all the mourning and embalming will not alter a simple fact: Venezuela and its people are not clearly better off than they were 14 years ago. And whatever modest improvements they may feel in their lives were also secured elsewhere, at a far lower economic and political cost.
但是，不论结果如何，哀伤也好、让查韦斯遗体永受瞻仰也好，都改变不了一个简单的事实：委内瑞拉和委内瑞拉人民的境况并没有比14年前的好多少。他们所感到的些许生活改善，在其他国家同样发生了，而且为此付出的经济和政治成本远比委内瑞拉低廉。