对于任何政治家来说,接替南非总统曼德拉这样的人物是一件艰难的事。毫无疑问,曼德拉是我们这个时代的巨人。在南非,他的人民于巴这位著名的黑人领袖赞颂为“救世主”。众所周知,曼德拉本人常常提醒大家:他不会长生不老。这位年过古稀的领导人甚至在公开场合表态:“到我任期届满时,我都81岁了。我认为,由一个耄耋之人来领导像南非这样一个强盛的国家是不明智的。” It is a difficult task for any politician to succeed such a man as South African President Mandela. There is no doubt that Mandela is a giant of our time. In South Africa, his people, the famous Negro leader in Ubah, praised him as “the savior.” As we all know, Mandela himself often reminds everyone: he will not live forever. The faded leader even stated publicly: “By the end of my term, I was 81. I think it would be unwise for a lurk to head a strong country like South Africa.”