But will they also prevent him from succeeding? Will the spirit of hope that brought Obama to power triumph over the winds of economic and social despair, or will fear in the West of the looming global recession spread to Asia and destabilize its giants, China and India?
巴黎——特殊的环境——也就是深重而急迫的金融和经济危机——已经为巴拉克·奥巴马这位特殊人物当选美国总统做出了贡献。但同样的外部环境是否也会阻止他取得成功？让奥巴马当选总统的“希望精神”能否击败经济和社会的绝望风气，抑或是西方国家对日趋迫近的全球衰退的恐惧会蔓延到亚洲，破坏中国和印度这两个大国的稳定局势？