The US has responded to the decline of its global strength in an impressive manner, with the election of its first African-American president, Barack Obama. Amidst one of the gravest crises in its history, America has proven to itself and the world its ability to reinvent itself.
美国已经对其全球实力的下降作出了反应，选出了第一位非洲裔总统巴拉克·奥巴马，这令人印象深刻。在其历史上最严重的危机时刻，美国向自己和全世界证明了其自我改造的能力。即使是现在马上来看，美国人民的这一选择将无疑带来三个长期影响。