"The Chinese have always had very complex interpersonal relations, and taken debts of gratitude very seriously, especially in traditional officialdom. Once people entered public service, they usually spent their whole lives there, with very few able to free themselves from its embrace.
「中國人一向人際關係複雜、人情包袱很重，尤其傳統官場，一旦踏入公門，往往在裡面翻滾一輩子，少有抽身而出的情形。