1·If Kennan were alive, he would probably still disagree, and not without reason.
如果凯南还活着，他可能还是不同意，并且不无原因。
2·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.
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。
3·Kennan: an American Life "finally arrives in the uneasy year of 2011, its context is economic misery and questions about the future of American dominance in international affairs."
凯南：一位美国人的一生最终在2011这个不平坦的一年问世，而其面临的背景是：惨淡的经济和人们对未来美国在国际事务中主导地位的质疑。
4·In 1992 Kennan made a point of stating that "nobody 'won' the cold war".
1992年，凯南提出了“冷战无赢家”的观点。
5·Before this, Kennan was a promising young officer in the American foreign service;
在此之前，凯南只是美国外事部门的一位青年才俊。