Of this we were reminded when, a few minutes later, on the telephone to a special correspondent in Peking, the host's sceptical questions were answered more directly. It was then clear that this suitably overcast morning was also the day before the anniversary of the Tienanmen massacre.
英國廣播公司主持人﹘﹘這一連串的疑問句式，說明瞭這陰霾早晨不單是九○年春，且恰恰是天安門六四大屠殺周年的前日。電台主持人接通了倫敦每日電訊報駐北平特派員的電話。