Lee Teng-hui had a chance to be a true statesman, but he slowly fell into the traps that ensnare the more run-of-the-mill politician. He started focusing on scoring cheap political points, and he tripped himself up in the end.
過去李登輝是很有機會當政治家的，但後來逐漸掉入政客的陷阱裡，小動作太多，最後將他自己也打倒了。