Not only are America’s public schools starting to look second-rate, but so is its infrastructure, which had long been a source of national pride. How many travelers nowadays can fail to note the difference between Asia’s new, efficient airports and the aging, clogged antiques in some major US cities?
不但美国公立学校正在沦为二等，美国基础设施亦然，而这长期以来一直是美国人民的骄傲。现在，有多少旅行者会分不清亚洲的新建高效机场和美国各主要城市那老迈低效的古董机场？