He was not prepared to dismantle apartheid, but he did try to redress South Africa's isolation and to revitalise the country's global reputation, even those with Black majority rule in Africa.
他并不打算废除种族隔离制度，但他的确试图修复南非的被孤立地位，重振南非的国际声誉，甚至与非洲那些由黑人统治的国家重归于好。