Americans have been through this type of debate before. Twenty years ago, we were gripped by fear that Japan would overtake our economic leadership – a concern that was unfounded then and, in hindsight, looks profoundly mistaken.
美国人民以前也经历过这种辩论。二十年前，我们非常担心日本将会取代我们的经济领导地位。这一担心在当时是没有根据的，而且事后来看非常错误。