NEW YORK – August 8, 2008, may someday be remembered as the first day of the post-American era. Or it could be remembered as another “Sputnik moment,” when, as with the Soviet foray into outer space in 1957, the American people realized that the country had lost its footing and decided it was time for the United States to get its act together.
纽约&#45;&#45;2008年8月8日或许会成为后美国时代的第一天，也许会是另一个“人造卫星”升天的日子。1957年，苏联进入外层空间，美国人民意识到他们的国家衰落了，于是就决心重振旗鼓。