As I learned more about Mandela, I wondered how he had achieved the unimaginable, overcoming a 27-year ordeal to become the leader of Africa’s largest economy. And, just when I thought that he had already made his mark on history, he shocked the world by announcing that he would not seek re-election after the end of his first term in 1999.
随着我对曼德拉了解越多，我就越想知道他是如何完成这个不可想象的任务，熬过了27年牢狱并最终成为非洲最大经济体的总统。而当我认为他已经创造了历史的时候，曼德拉却再次震惊了世界，宣布自己将不会在第一任总统任期结束后继续参选连任。