Sometimes change tiptoes up and surprises you. There could be no better illustration of America’s dramatic week than the White House lit up in rainbow colours as the confederate flag was lowered in the south. There was no starker moment than President Barack Obama urging the Christian doctrine of grace on the bible belt in the town where the first shot of the civil war was fired. Last week reality put the most far-fetched episode of West Wing into the shade — and there is probably more to come. Is Mr Obama finally ushering in the change he promised?
有时变革悄然而至，让你感到惊讶。没有什么能比“联邦旗”在南方降下，而白宫点亮各色彩灯更能说明美国戏剧性的一周。没有什么比美国总统巴拉克•奥巴马(Barack Obama)在打响南北战争第一枪的《圣经》地带(Bible belt)小镇，强调基督教恩典教义更让人吃惊的时刻了。哪怕是《白宫风云》(West Wing)中最让人难以置信的剧集，与上周的现实相比仍相形见绌——未来还可能出现更多这样的情况。奥巴马终于带来他承诺的变革了吗？