Before proceeding, I should say that today's Micronesians do enjoy a much-improved standard of living in comparison with the conditions that existed when we were introduced to the world economy less than 50 years ago.
在继续发言之前，我谨指出，与约50年前我们被纳入世界经济时存在的条件相比，密克罗尼西亚人今天的生活水平确有很大提高。