I was moved: The man who symbolized glasnost and perestroika, who had allowed the peaceful emancipation of most of Eastern and Central Europe, was speaking. But I was alone in paying attention to him.
我感慨万千。这个象征公开（glasnost）和改变（perestroika）、允许东欧和中欧和平演变的人正在讲话。但我是唯一一个专心听他讲话的人。餐馆里的其他食客，就像现在我的法国朋友，对戈尔巴乔夫的讲话一点都不关心。他们的总统变成了背景噪声。