Her sentiments are shared by several other Washington journalists: Generally speaking, reporters in the U.S. spend more time acquiring facts and educating themselves than do their counterparts at home, who are more apt to rely on wining and dining and cultivating personal relationships.
談起來，幾位駐華府記者都有同感：一般而言，美國記者比國內同業花在進修的時間多，知識較紮實；國內記者則花在應酬、做關係的時間較多。