这本书的第二部分描述了导致国王下台的一连串奇怪的事件。
But it wasn't just Ben Ali's tone that recalled an earlier era: in fact, Ben Ali's fall from power has had a remarkable similarity to his original rise.不仅仅是本阿里的调子让人回想起那个以前的年代:事实上,本阿里从权力宝座上的坠落和他当初的攀升有着惊人的相似。
Even so, Birsmarck's fall from power in 1890 is still viewed as a key turning point on the road to war. After all, the German leaders who followed him favoured confrontation over conciliation.即便如此,1890年俾斯麦的下台,至今仍被视作通向战争之路的关键转折点,因为毕竟他之后的德国领导人更倾向于对抗而不是和解。