To be sure, much remains to be done. The journalist Martin Woolacott describes Myanmar as a “halfway house between military and civilian rule,” observing that the country’s generals have been promising to complete the transition to democracy for several years now, yet remain unwilling to allow Suu Kyi to run for President.
平心而论，前路仍然漫漫。记者马丁·乌拉考特（Martin Woolacott）说 缅甸是一个“介于军政和文治之间的混合体，”他观察到，几年来缅甸的将军们一直在承诺向民主转型，但始终不愿允许昂山素季竞选总统。