1. At least Indonesia—the most populous country in South-East Asia—is belatedly showing signs of becoming more democratic. 至少印度尼西亚——南亚人口最多的国家——姗姗来迟的展示了越来越民主的迹象。
2. Friends of the Burmese regime—China itself, India, Bangladesh and Thailand—were belatedly allowed to send a limited number of aid workers. 中国、印度、孟加拉和泰国——这些国家作为缅甸政权的友国，很晚才被允许派遣数量有限的救援人员。
3. Then the Consul realized, belatedly, that the tree ship would be ideal for the upcoming evacuation, its expenses ultimately to be reimbursed by the Hegemony. 领事进而醒悟，巨树之舰在其后的疏散中将是非常理想的交通工具，损失最终会由霸主所偿还，这想法姗姗来迟。
