在20年前的中东欧地区，一场全面的变革要求人们抛弃，更换或者重新建立所有的政治和经济体制；这意味着把全部整个社会的“硬件”换一遍。
In Central and Eastern Europe 20 years ago, comprehensive change demanded that all political and economic institutions be discarded, altered, or built anew; a complete change in society’s “hardware” was required.