One hopes that China will derive a new measure of respect and self-confidence from these astounding Games. But one also hopes that China’s successes will enable its leaders to feel strong enough to begin looking honestly at China’s recent past in a more critical way.
人们希望中国会从这一奥运盛会中获得尊重和自信。但是人们也希望中国的成功将会让其领导人感到具有足够的力量以具有批评性的态度来直面近来的历史。对于任何国家来说，这一直率都并非容易。但是，中国已经向前迈出了如此重要的一步，现在就必须找到新的、更为具有人道主义的方式继续改造自我。