2005年,101岁的乔治·凯南终于等到了生命的终点,也是从那时起,约翰·加迪斯才可以开始考虑出版这本经历了漫长等待的传记了。
It was only in 2005, when death finally claimed Kennan at the age of 101, that Mr Gaddis could begin thinking about publishing this long-awaited biography.
不过根据约翰·加迪斯的讲述,其名望在1948年达到了顶峰。
But, according to Mr Gaddis, his prestige had peaked by 1948.
这只是历史学家约翰·刘易斯·加迪斯两周内短暂被誉为“一个超现实主义的狂妄家伙”的前奏。
That was only a prelude to a two-week sojourn that historian John Lewis Gaddis would characterize as "a surreal extravaganza."
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