Or, to be precise, the debate about whether the American model will continue to outdo all comers, or instead be replaced at the top of the economic heap by a rival.

• 或者说得更确切一些，是否美国实行的资本主义模式是否会技压群雄，或是否在其经济到达繁荣的顶峰之时被其它模式所替代。