Back in 1992 I was watching from the balcony of Madison Square Garden as Bill Clinton accepted the Democratic party nomination for the presidency. On stage with him was his wife, Hillary, and their young daughter, Chelsea. The music that blared from the loudspeakers as the Clintons took their bow was Fleetwood Mac singing “Don’t stop thinking about tomorrow”. It was a quintessentially American message – optimistic and forward-looking.
1992年,我從麥迪遜廣場花園(Madison Square Garden)的陽臺上看著比爾•柯林頓(Bill Clinton)接受民主黨提名,成爲總統候選人。和他一起站在臺上的是他的夫人希拉里(Hillary),以及他們的女兒切爾西(Chelsea)。當柯林頓一家鞠躬答謝時,揚聲器裏響亮地播放著著佛利伍麥克(Fleetwood Mac)合唱團演唱的《不要停止思考明天》(Don't stop thinking about tomorrow)。這傳遞了典型的美國式訊息——保持樂觀並向前看。