Moreover, unlike Mandela during his 27-year imprisonment, Suu Kyi has had her hopes raised – and dashed – before. In the mid-1990’s, and again in 2002-2003, reconciliation between Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) and the military junta seemed to be in the offing.
除此以外，与曼德拉的27年铁窗生涯不同，昂山素季曾经有过燃起希望并几乎成功的经历。在20世纪90年代中期以及2002—2003年间，昂山素季的国家民主联盟和军政当局几乎要形成妥协了。但是，最终体制内的强硬派占了上风，扼杀了改革希望。