So one of the compelling aspects of his existence was that

因此他人生中关注的焦点之一就是
how you keep a power that is no longer really a great

在一个被两种伟大力量瓜分的世界里
power in a world that had been divided among two great powers?

如何才能保持一种不再伟大的力量呢
how you keep a diminished great power a great power?

如何才能维持一种已经衰弱的伟大力量呢
how do you do that?

怎样才能办到这一点
So there were two ways very vehemently anti-communist

有两种途径完成此事非常激进反共
through the whole thing but more realistic than the americans

但比美国人更加现实
always more realistic than the Americans--

永远都比美国人现实
and this we'll tie together in a minute.

我们稍后会把二者结合起来
Two ways: one is that you maintain this forceful independence

两种途径:一是保持这种强大的自主
vis-à-vis the Americans and the Soviets.

面对美国和苏联
The clash of these two civilizations both with their monumental

这两种文明存在冲突既在于它们