sortofpityforanitybutourgoldandourcapacitiesasbuyinganilstractedtheeerstothisfareasteshoreitis
goldandsuccess;henryjass”bitchgoddess;”heeers
andthechinesetogether;andthrointothisy;hnota
singlehun;spiritualtieangthetheydonotadtthistotheelves;the
anleave
theuntryifhehatesitso;andtheenglishnasksinretorthechinesedoes
notleavetheforeignsettlents;andbothoftheonotknooreplyasitis;
theenglishndoesnotbothertokehielfunderstoodtothechinese;andthe
trueakehielfunderstoodtotheenglishn
iii
butdothechineseunderstandtheelvesheybechinasbestinterpreters
selfknoustancewherea
greatdealofe;sanendedcriticissrequiredassuredlynolanguage
difficultyexistsfortheeducatedchinese;butthatlonghistoryofchinaisdifficultfor
hilsotoster;herarts;philosophies;poetry;literatureandthetheatrearedifficult
forhioperateandillunatehaclearandbeautifulunderstanding;andhis
oen;thefelloerfelloudentnow
pretendingtorulethedestinyofa;toodifficultto
forgive
forthessofforegrounddetails;pstheforeignobserver;spsthe
dechineseasentoftheforeign
observerinhisbreastisnidablestruggle;orseveralstrugglesthere
isthenfliidablenflict
betevalirationforthestrangerhis
soulistobyanflictofloyaltiesbelongingtooppositepoles;aloyaltytoold
china;halfronticandhalfselfish;andaloyaltytoopeneyedh
cravesforchangeandaruthlesscleanshatisstaleandputridand
driedupanduldysotisitisareelentarynflictbeteand
pride;betilyloyaltyandacriticalashadnessforthepresentstateof
things;instineshisclanpridegetsthe
betterofhiandbeterereathereisonlyathin
rgin;andsotishisinstinegetsdiebetterofhiandbetweena
sinandareshalloodeityandode
bitargintoescapethatisindeedadelicate
task
binerealappreciationh
indand
theheartatone;isnoeasystateofgracetoattaintofoiitinvolvesnolessthanthe
salvagingofanoldilytreasures;andeventhennoisseurseyesaresotisdeesfalterit
requiresurageandthatrarething;honesty;andthatstillrarerthing;anstant
questioningaind
buthehasadistinctadvantageovertheforeignobserverforheisachinese;andasa
chinese;henotonlyseesindbuthealsofeelshhisheart;andheknows
thatheblood;surginginhisveinsintidesofprideandshaischineseblood;a
steryofsteriesicalnstitutionthepastand
thefutureofchinabearerofallitspride
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andshaandofallitsgloriesandit
iniquitiestheanalogyofthefalytreasureisthereforeinpleteand
inadequate;forthatunnsself
hehasperhapsleaedtoplayenglishfootballbuthedoesnotlovefootball;hehas
perhapsleaedtoadrearicanefficiency;buthissoulrevoltsagainstefficiency;
hehasperhapsleaedtousetablenapkins;buthehatestablenapkins;andall
throughsssongs;hehears;asanovertone;theechoof
ageoldfolksongsandpastorallyribackheexplores
thebeautiesandgloriesoftheesbacktotheeast;hisorientalblood
overinghiheseestheportraitofhisfather
edressandslipsintochinese
gofortable;sopeacefulandfortable;forinhis
chinesegoestoresthecannotunderstandthee
dogllaranyre;andooditforsolonghedoesnotplay
footballanyre;either;butbeginstocultivatechinesehygiene;andsauntersalong
inthelberryfieldsandbaoogrovesandise;and
eventhisisnota”untryheenglishunderstandit;butjustanoriental
saunter;goodforthebodyandgoodforthesoulhehatestheise”
exerciseforitisaridiculousenotionhesightof
respectablegroendashingaboutinafieldforaballnosridiculous;
suprelyridioreridiculousstill;the
flannelsandeonahotsuerdayhebother
herefleself;butthenhewasyoungand
iatureandheselfitapassingfancy;andhehasnotreallythe
instinctforsportno;heisbodifferently;heisboforko
andpeace;andnotforfootballandthedogllarandtablenapkinsandefficiencyhe
sotisthinksofhielfasapig;andtheeerasadog;andthedogworries
thepig;butthepigonlygrunts;andityevenbeagruntofsatisfactionwhy;he
evenfortable;andhedoesnot
envythedogforhisllarandhisdogefficiencyandhisbitchgoddesssuccessall
healone
chapterone
thechinesepeople
inorthandsouth
inthestudyofanyperiodofliteratureorofanyepochofhistory;thefinaland
highesteffortisalpttogainaclosevieaninthatperiodor
epoch;forbehindthecreationsofliteratureandtheeventsofhistorythereisalways
theindividualeinteresttousohinksofarcusaurelius
oralue;orofafrangoisvilloninthedieval
ages;andthetisseetoneslike”the
ageofjohnson55areresuggestivetousthananalike”theeighteenthcentury
foronlybyrecallinghoheinnshefrequented;andthefriendsh
heheldnversationsdoestheperiodbeerealtousperhapsthelifeofa
lesserliterarylightorofanordinarylondonerinjohnson5stias
instructive;butanordinarylondoneruldnotbeveryinteresting;becauseordinary
peoplethroughouttheagesareallalikeherordinarypeopledrinkaleorliptons
teaisentirelyatterofsoportantdifference
been
thatjohnsonskedandthathefrequentedeighteenthcenturyinnsis;however;of
greathistoricaliortancegreatsoulsreactinapeculiarotheirsocial
environntandkeitofiortancetoustheyhavethatqualityofgeniush
affectsandisaffectedbythethingstheytouch;theyareinfluencedbythebooksthey
readandbytheentheyeintontapress
onotherlesseintheslivedtoitsfullthelifeoftheirageorgeneration;they
absorballthereistoabsorbandrespondostpoiveness
yet;indealingnncannotbeignoredancientgreece
entirelypeopledbysophoclesesandelizabethanenglandstrewn
hbansandshakespearestotalkofgreeceandonlythinkofsophoclesand
periclesandaspasiaistogetaent
itpseofthesonofsophoclesherfor
inpetencyinnaginghisfalyaffairs;andaristophanes;
allinlovehbeautyandoccupiedinthepursuitoftruth;butwho
e;venalandfickle;evenasn
atheniansperhapsthefickleathenianshelpustounderstandthedohe
athenianrepublicaschaspericlesandaspasiahelpustounderstanditsgreatness
individuallytheyarenaught;buttakenintheaggregatetheyinfluencetoaverylarge
asuretheurseofnationaleventsinthepastepoch;itybedifficultto
renstruanisalhus
butnn;andanexistsonlyasageneral
abstraindsapartfroheculturalunityhechinese
peopleasanation;thesoutheuchfrohenortheers;
inteerant;physiqueandhabits;asthediterraneansdifferfrohenordicpeoplesineuropehappily;hin;theorbitofthechineseculturetherehasnotbeen
ariseofnationalisbutonlyofprovincialisadepeace
pirepossibleforcenturiesthenhistoricaltradition;the
ofesperantoin
china;andtheculturalhogeneityachievedthroughcenturiesofsloeful
perationofacivilizationoverparativelydocileaborigines;haveachievedfor
onbrotherhoodsochdesirablenowineuropeeven
thespokenlanguagepresentsnodifficultynearlysogreatasnfrontseuropetoday
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anativeofnchuriacan;edifficulty;kehielfunderstoodin
southadepossiblebyasloionprocessand
helpedgreatlybythesystefbolofchinasunity;
thisetiskesusforgetthatracialdifferences;
differencesofblood;doexisthintheuntryatcloserangetheabstractnotionof
achinandisappearsandbreaksupintoapictureofavarietyofraces;differentin
theirstature;teerantandntalkeupitisonlyrytoputa
southenderoveorthesoldiersthatindedofthe
existingdifferencesforontheonehandatized
tosilethinkingandhardliving;tallandstalorous;
onioneatingandfunloving;ongolic
andrenservativethanthenglorationofpeoplesnearshanghaiandwho
suggestnothingoftheirlossofracialvigourtheyarethehonanboxers;the
shantungbanditsandtheierialbrigandshallthe
nativeierialdynasties;theraaterialfroecharactersofchinese
novelsofurearedrawn
doeetsadifferenttype;inuredto
easeandentallydevelopedbutphysicallyretrograde;
lovingtheirpoetryandtheirforts;sleekundergroenandslieurasthenic
en;fedonbirdsnestsoupandlotusseeds;shreedin
belleslettres;andaa
beforetheliftedfistdesiliesrossed
theyangtsehtheirbooksandpaintingsduringtheendofthechindynasty;when
chinainvaders
southinkeetsagainadifferentpeople;ialvigourisagain
inevidence;enanden;enterprising;carefree;
spendthrift;pugnapered;h
thechinesecultureasnakeeatingaboriginestraditionpersists;revealingastrong
adxtureofthebloodoftheancienttttehinhabitantsofsouthechina;northand
southofhankoiddleofchina;theloudsrigueloving
hupehpeopleexist;paredbythepeopleofotherprovincesto
”nineheadedbirdsinheaven”becausetheyneversaydie;andhinkpeppeot
hotenoughtoeatuntiltheyhavefrieditinoil;hehunanpeople;notedfortheirsoldieryandtheirdoggedpersistence;offerapleasantervarietyofthese
descendantsoftheancientchuwarriors
ventsoftradeandtheierialruleofsendingscholarstoofficialpostsoutside
theiativeprovinextureofthepeoplesandhave
sothedouttheseprovincialdifferences;butasaheyntinuetoexistfor
thesignificantfactreinsthatthenortheerisessentiallyanquerorandthe
southeerisessentiallyatrader;andthatofalltheierialbrigandswhohave
foundedsouthoftheyangtsethetradition
developedthatnoriountthedragonthrone;andonly
noodleeatingnortheersuldinfact;htheexceptionofthefoundersofthe
tangandghoudynasties;ergedfroortheastkansuandherefore
turkishsuspearather
restriehelunghairailhincludes
eastehonan;southehopei;eshantungandnortheanhuiitshould
notbediffiiheleageoftheradiusperialbabies
hapointonthelunghairailhecentreoftheareathefounder
ofthehandynastyodehsuchohatofthechin
dynastyefrohohsieninsouthe
hopei;andchuhungefroengyanginhonan
tothisday;ilyhistory
hasnotbeendepubliostpartefroopei;shantung;
anhuiandhonan;alsohthelunghairailhecentralpointshantungis
responsibleforsungchang;sunchuanfangandluyunghsiang
hopeigivesuschihstiehytian;lichinglin;changchihchiangandlughunglin
honanproducedytianshihkaiandanhuiproducedfengyuhsiangandtuanchijui
kiangsuhasprodueveryfinehotelboys
overhalfaiddleofchinaproducedtsengkuofan;the
exceptionthatprovestherule;foralthoughtsengclassscholarandgeneral;
beingbosouthoftheyangtseandnsequentlyariceeaterinsteadofa
noodleeater;heindedofficialandnotby
foundinganeyforchinaforthislattertask;oneneededtherawnessand
ruggednessofthenorth;atouchofgenuinelovablevagabondage;thegiftofloving
oilforitsoptforfairplay;leaingand
nfuciahicsuntiloneissittingsecureonthedragonthrone;ian
nareusefulness
oftenthefaliesoftheseofficialssettledoes
therahandthesoft;pliablesouthonecanseethesedifferencesin
theirlanguage;sicandpoetryobservethentrastbetheshensisongs;on
theonehand;sungtothetallicrhythfhardabletsandkeyedtoahigh
pitchlikethesountainsongs;suggestiveofthehoountaintopsandbroadpasturesanddesertsanddunes;andontheother;theindolent
soochoethingthatisbethroaty;nasal;and
highlysuggestiveofaawhosesighsandgroanshaveby
forceofhabitbeesicinlanguage;oneseesthedifference
betofpekingesendarinthatpleasesbyits
alteatelightandshade;andthesoftandsen;h
roun
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第9节
dlipvoflexto
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