But, having deftly out-maneuvered his opponents for three years, Zardari seems to have misread the current political environment, for Pakistan is not the same country in which his wife and father-in-law wielded power. By trying to play by the old rules, he committed several mistakes that may ultimately cost him his job and the Bhutto family its hold on power.
三年来，扎尔达里熟练地战胜了其对手，但是他似乎误判了当前的政治形势，因为现在的巴基斯坦与其妻子和丈人统治的国家有所不同。他试图墨守陈规，结果犯了些错误，这最终可能导致他下台，布托家族失去掌控的大权。