《咬文嚼字》2001年第1期上有一篇题为“叶利钦‘淡出’何处”的短文,认为《南方周末》2000年1月7日一篇文章把叶利钦辞职说成“淡出江湖”不妥,不如改成“淡出政坛”“淡出克里姆林宫”。其理由是“淡出”是“离开”的意思,而“江湖”是“在野”“在民间”的意思,叶利钦身为总统,位居国家权力机构的顶峰,本来就不曾“在民间”,他辞职,何来淡出江湖呢? An article entitled “Yeltsin Fade Out Where” was published in the first issue of 2001. It considers it inappropriate for Southern Weekend to read Yeltsin’s resignation on January 7, 2000, as “fading out of the arena” Better to change into “fade out of politics” “fade out of the Kremlin.” The reason is that “fade out” is the meaning of “leaving”, while “rivers and lakes” mean “being in the field” and “being in the country.” As the president, Yeltsin is at the pinnacle of the state power and has never been “in the folk.” Resign, how to fade out of it?