For over 7 years, the author has blamed themselves for being unable to convince a local Western authority to not use a Chinese garden's Scholar's Studio as an office for managers. The author suggests that Westerners may need to consider saving or giving face to others to enhance relationships.

2. For over 7 years, I
have blamed myself;
for my inability to
originally convince a
Western local
authority, to not use
their Chinese garden,
Scholar’s Studio as
their manager’s
office.
我指责我自己7年以上;
我不能在开始时，要说服
当地政府运行的全球中国
园林，不要用学者的工作
室作为他们的经理办公室。

9. Perhaps Westerners need to be saving
face or making face for others to enhance
the relationship.
也许西方人需要保存或使脸部他人，提升的关系。
.