而尽管中国政府十分擅长提供“硬”基础设施，如高速公路、铁路和机场等，但在发展软基础设施方面，如与教育、医疗、能源、环境和金融有关的基础设施，还有很长的路要走。
And while China’s government has proved adept at providing “hard” infrastructure, such as highways, railroads, and airports, it has far to go in developing soft infrastructure, such as that related to education, health care, energy, the environment, and finance.