But Mauritius, a small island nation off the east coast of Africa, is neither particularly rich nor on its way to budgetary ruin. Nonetheless, it has spent the last decades successfully building a diverse economy, a democratic political system, and a strong social safety net.
但毛里求斯这个位于非洲东部大洋上的岛国，既不特别富裕，也没有什么严重的预算问题，却在过去数十年间成功建立了一个多元化经济，一个民主政治系统，还有一套完善的社会安全网络，而包括美国在内的许多国家都可以从它身上学到些东西。