Last fall the Swedes, those consummate fans of state welfare, booted out the Socialists and elected a new government bent on lowering taxes and spending.

他們在全國各個Marriott旅店里接待顧客或在快餐店分發漢堡包，在密西西比州東部的各家CVS連鎖藥店收銀，在華盛頓動感男人沙龍“專修指甲店”里給人修指甲。

Across the country, they greet the guests at Marriott hotels or dispense Burger King Whoppers; east of the Mississippi they ring the tills at CVS pharmacies; in Washington, D.C., they give manicures at the Just Nails with a Gentleman’s Touch salon.

這項改革試驗的將來確因其今天取得的成功而處于危險境地，這是多么具有諷刺意味啊！

How ironic, then, that the experiment’s future could be imperiled by its present success.