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(2015-06-06 08:59:04)
中美在南海对峙已越过外交政治的界限，正迅速进入军事对抗阶段，评估其风险的准确度，取决于对中美双方的战略思维和决策过程的透视度。美国的思维逻辑简单但清晰，行为方式粗暴但有力，战略目标片面但具体，因此，其决策过程相对快捷，对抗强度相对激烈。此外，在对亚洲国家进行军事干预时，美国一贯戴上种族歧视有色眼镜透视对手，深受“黄祸论“的潜意[阅读全文]
(2015-04-13 19:06:00)
APairofContemporaryChineseThinkers
byLostalley
WANG,Hui（汪晖),ahistoryandliteratureprofessorofQinghuaUniversity,isascholarofinternationalrecognition.HewaschosenasoneofWorldTop100PublicIntellectualsbytheinfluentialAmericanmagazineForeignPolicyin2008andreceivedtheprestigiousItalianLucaPacioliAward(namedafterLeonardodaVinci’scollaborator,mathematicianPacioli)in2013.Wangexplainshisantith...[阅读全文]
WANG,Hui（汪晖),ahistoryandliteratureprofessorofQinghuaUniversity,isascholarofinternationalrecognition.HewaschosenasoneofWorldTop100PublicIntellectualsbytheinfluentialAmericanmagazineForeignPolicyin2008andreceivedtheprestigiousItalianLucaPacioliAward(namedafterLeonardodaVinci’scollaborator,mathematicianPacioli)in2013.Wangexplainshisantith...[阅读全文]
(2015-03-25 19:12:22)
VIrginia ByLostalley
Iwenttoafuneralthisafternoon.Virginiaissurvivedbyherhusband,Wilton.Theyaregoodfriends.
Lifeisshort.Enjoywhileyoucan.
03/25/2015,Maryland
http://blog.wenxuecity.com/myblog/65402/201501/5399.html
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(2015-03-23 21:07:07)
MaraudersonRampage byLostalley
Marauders,youpickedsomeheavystuff.I'munsureifthisforumoncedubbedas“ChinglishCorner”byyouistherightvenue.However,whoamItosayitisoritisnot?ThismayverywellbeaHidden-Dragon-Crouching-Tigerplace.Anyway,thescopeofthesubjectistoobigtodealwithhere.Justafewrandomthoughtstoshowmyadmirationforyourintellectualpursuit.I'mashamedtoadmitthatmylasttriptotheb...[阅读全文]
(2015-03-21 21:15:52)
SpanishRed byLostalley
Iaminamoviemoodagain,afteralongpause.Maybe,it’stheweather.Fridaywasadreadfulsnowshower,butSaturdayis67degree,balmyandsunny.Particularlywarmingarethegraciouscommentsonmy“AnEnchantingSoundtrack.”It’sasmallmiracleforthelike-mindedtofindeachotheramidthecosmicvirtualworldknownasinternet.
Iwatched“71”intheatrelastnight,aB...[阅读全文]
(2015-03-20 21:08:27)
AnEnchantingSoundtrack
byLostalley
It’saFrenchmoviethatIsawacoupleofyearsago.Ibarelyrememberthestory,butthesoundtrackleftamark.WhenIlistentoit,desiresrise.Iwanttodrawatwinklingevening,waltzinamistySpring,ridearedbicyclewithsunglassesatnight,humawordlesssonginalongdiveunderazureAegeanSea,jumponatrainboundforanunknowndestinationwithnoluggage,setsailforadesertedislandwithnocompass....[阅读全文]
It’saFrenchmoviethatIsawacoupleofyearsago.Ibarelyrememberthestory,butthesoundtrackleftamark.WhenIlistentoit,desiresrise.Iwanttodrawatwinklingevening,waltzinamistySpring,ridearedbicyclewithsunglassesatnight,humawordlesssonginalongdiveunderazureAegeanSea,jumponatrainboundforanunknowndestinationwithnoluggage,setsailforadesertedislandwithnocompass....[阅读全文]
(2015-03-15 14:09:28)
RhetoricalPower byLostalley
After“Churchill’sAnecdotes”,IfeelI’monlyhalfdone.Churchill’speersintheSecondWorldWar,HitlerinparticularandStalintolesserdegree,arealsoexceptionalspeakers.Buttheirrhetoricalstylesvarydrastically,evenwhenarticulatingonthesameevent.Theirspeechesareagoldminefromwhichtreasureofallsortscanbefound.Forinstance,ChurchillandHitleroftenshareare...[阅读全文]
(2015-03-14 19:09:28)
Churchill’sAnecdotes byLostalley
Churchill’sspeech“NeverGiveIn”postedbyMaraudersisamasterfuldisplayofmotivationanddeceptioninadiresituation.Anglophileswilltellyouthatthisisamanofbraveryratherthantrickery,yettherealitymaybetheopposite.AsChurchillwasaddressinganationbatteredbydestructionanddespair,hisgovernmentandtheBritishHighCommandalsopreparedfora‘contin...[阅读全文]
(2015-03-09 15:32:46)
IwasreadinganarticleintheGuardian,aBritishnewspaper(seethelinkbelow),andhadtroubleunderstandingthefollowingsentence:
“Hehadbeenarrestedatleasttwiceforthreateningviolenceagainstthehusbandofamanwhosewifehewassleepingwith.”
Mimimally,thesequestionsensued:Isthisaman-man-womanorman-man-manthreesomemarriage?Whydoes"He"(Poulin)threaten"thehusbandofaman"ratherth...[阅读全文]
“Hehadbeenarrestedatleasttwiceforthreateningviolenceagainstthehusbandofamanwhosewifehewassleepingwith.”
Mimimally,thesequestionsensued:Isthisaman-man-womanorman-man-manthreesomemarriage?Whydoes"He"(Poulin)threaten"thehusbandofaman"ratherth...[阅读全文]
(2015-03-06 16:50:21)
Lastnight,mygoodfriend,Edgar,sentmeacliponEast-Westrelations.ItrekindledsomeunfinishedthoughtsIjolteddownwhentouringAustraliayearsago.Stereotypicalandspeculativeitmayseem,“AustralianAccent”isahastysketchofavastlandwithuniquewildlifeandlandscape,andapeoplewhoareoftenthetargetofenvy,puzzleorridicule.IstartwithmyexchangewithEdgar(hisinitalic)andendwithmytravelogue,withafewclipstoillustrat...[阅读全文]
