Three decades ago, Ronald Reagan declared “Morning in America” after years of economic turmoil. His timing was perfect. Several years of boom ensued. No one today would dare muse about the US being a “shining city on the hill”. There have been too many false dawns since 2008 for that. Yet a corner has been turned. The recovery under Barack Obama has been painfully slow by postwar standards, but it is fast compared to most of the rest of the world. There is also more to come in 2015. The US should enjoy the afternoon sunshine while it lasts.
30年前，罗纳德•里根(Ronald Reagan)宣称，经历了多年的manbetx20客户端下载 动荡之后，“美国正迎来黎明”(Morning in America)。他说这话的时机选择恰到好处。随后美国就进入了持续多年的繁荣期。如今，再没有人敢动情地宣称美国是一个“山巅上的光辉城市”(shining city on the hill)。自2008年以来，人们已有太多次以为黎明即将到来，结果却发现不是真的。不过，危机已经过去了。以战后的标准衡量，巴拉克•奥巴马(Barack Obama)治下的复苏一直非常缓慢，但跟世界其余大多数地方相比，美国的复苏还算快的。2015年，美国还将继续复苏。眼下美国应该趁太阳还没落山，好好享受这下午的阳光。