I once had occasion to watch these men as they trooped in and out of first-class hotels in an Asian capital, sleek figures in gold-buttoned blazers. It was striking to see how often the most prosperous-looking representatives came from the world’s poorest countries.
我曾经在亚洲某国首都的一家顶级饭店中巧遇这些人，他们金履华服，风度翩翩。令人惊异的是，这些最优渥的代表往往来自世界最贫穷的国家。