He occupied a ringside seat at most of the major scenes of history during that span.对于那段时间发生的大多数重大历史事件，他从自己的有利位置出发看得一目了然。He had a ringside seat for the dramas of the Clinton years.对克林顿时期的戏剧化事件他可以就近观察。I had a ringside seat for the whole performance.整场表演我都坐在场边前排座位上。