12.04 老布什的中国情缘A

EMF 2018.12.03 老布什的中国情缘 Lesson A   核心报导   1. Well, I was offered that by President Ford, but I just had a feeling... I didn't know that much about China,but I had the feeling China was the future. 福特总统的确给了我那些机会，但我有种感觉，尽管我对中国了解的并不多,但是我觉得中国就是未来。   2. I mean, a huge country. I know it was enclosed but I just felt that things would change. That’d be wonderful to get to know as best I could. 一个疆域辽阔的国家。我知道中国当时很封闭，但我觉得事物会发生变化，如果我能尽可能去了解它的话，那将太好了。   3. I couldn't get to do it very well, cuz I was kept... pretty confined when I was the Chief of the Liaison Office. But... I was right. I bet on the future. I bet that China was gonna emerge,strong. 但是我没办法做到，因为当时我是联络处的领导，很受限制。但是...我是正确的。我对未来进行打赌，我打赌中国一定会崛起，变得强大起来。   4. I never predict it to be as powerful and as significant a member in the international community as it is. But I think I was right. I know for me, personally, it was the right thing to do. 我没有预料到中国会成为国际社会一个至关重要的成员。但我觉得我是对的。对我个人来说，做这件事是正确的。