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2009-10-01还能持续多久?(2) - [~学术探讨~]
80年代,是个机会多多,政策渐渐放宽的时代。 不像现在,那时的中共高层官员有两大股对头势力(two powerful forces struggle against each other) The liberals(解放派,多为年长党员,持民主、市场经济态度) VS the Conservatives(保守派,想把中国带回50年代的时候) 两股势力长期处于僵持状态,没有了结性的结果。 这种僵持状态止于89年***。第三个方法涌现:th...
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2009-10-01Pei Min Xin教授关于中国纪念建国60周年的演讲:还能持续多久? - [~学术探讨~]
裴教授介绍:
http://baike.baidu.com/view/176000.htm
现职某Liberal Arts College大学教授... -
2008-05-14SAT单词天天学!找借口看电影! - [~学术探讨~]
Voilà! In view, a humble vaudevillian veteran, cast vicariously as both victim and villain by the vicissitudes of Fate. This visage, no mere veneer of vanity, is it vestige of the vox populi, now vacant, vanished, as the once vital voice of the verisimilitude now venerates what they once vilified. However, this valorous visitation of a bygone vexation stands vivified, and has vowed to vanquish these venal and virulent vermin vanguarding vice and vouchsafing the violently vicious and voracious violation of volition. The only verdict is vengeance; a vendetta held as a votive, not in vain, for the value and veracity of such shall one day vindicate the vigilant and the virtuous. Verily, this vichyssoise of verbiage veers most verbose vis-à-vis an introduction, and so it is my very good honor to meet you and you may call me V.
不会的自己查。。哈哈哈~~ www.dict.cn
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2008-04-17革命无处不在,腐败无懈可击 - [~学术探讨~]
就是标题党……

Carolos FuentesCruz is a minor player in crucial historical events, including the revolution. A major thesis of Fuentes's work is that corruption is inexorably intertwined with the history of Mexico.1910年墨西哥举行总统选举。迪亚斯30余年独裁统治引起普遍不满。自由派马德罗提出反对独裁、保护民族工业和建立宪政国家等纲领,得到人民支持。迪亚斯逮捕马德罗,于7月举行假选举,宣布自己获胜。马德罗在大选结束后获释,于10月3日在得克萨斯圣安东尼奥发表“圣路易斯彼托西计划”,要求迪亚斯辞职,分配土地和改革选举制度,号召人民武装起义。革命席卷全国。在北方,奥罗斯科和比利亚率领农民军袭击政府军队;在南方,萨巴塔领导农民进行武装斗争。
1911年春,起义军攻克胡亚雷斯城。5月迪亚斯被迫辞职,逃亡国外。11月6日马德罗就任总统,未实现其土地归还农民的诺言,反而解除农民游击队武装,宽大旧政权的支持者,因而引起人民不满。1913年2月,迪亚斯部将韦尔塔利用人民对马德罗的不满情绪,依仗美国支持,发动政变并暗杀马德罗,窃取政权。
墨西哥人民掀起反韦尔塔斗争。1914年,在萨巴培、比利亚农民军的打击下,在工人罢工和宪政主义者的配合下,7月韦尔塔下台逃走。8月宪政主义者卡兰萨夺取政权,就任总统。11月美国干涉军撤出墨西哥。1916年卡兰萨政府击败农民军。当年12月,在人民群众压力下,召开全国立宪会议。
1917年2月5日通过并颁布新宪法,标志墨西哥1910-1917 年资产阶级民主革命的完成。Today I have researched about some of the historical background that relates to The Death of Artemio Cruz. It was interesting that Cruz was so involved with the presidents in Mexico during a certain time. Was it because of his career as a reporter? Or was it an emphasis on his corrupted acts, which are associated with the government?
In my opinion, it would be most likely both. I have not read “into” the novel yet, due to immense chronological confusions and Mexican names… Frustration and aloofness has struck me during the read. But now that I have a guide sheet with all the years and page numbers provided, it would be extremely helpful for my understanding while rereading the novel.上一段纯粹练笔。
究竟什么样的阐述手法才是最有效的呢?我并不觉得把读者搞得糊涂的小说最有力度……但如果只是循规蹈矩地像以前那样平凡的格式,是不是又乏味一些?
唉,现代小说不读两遍懂不了~_~ -
2008-03-09关于历史——我依旧喜欢它 - [~学术探讨~]
苏格拉底曰, “人的知识就像一个圆圈,圈外的空白是代表他未知的知识。人的知识越多,那个圈子接触的空白就越多。”
可是,他没告诉我们 那个圈是否完美

~我要哲学一把 ~
做史学家大概是我近期最清晰的目标;年老的长辈们也不止一次表示出担忧,这也没打消我的热情
但有个来势更凶猛的想法从认识论课侵蚀了我的中坚不屈——历史是不可能没有个人意识的注入,不可能完全客观。
就像Winston听到O'Brien的一番极权理论时的被击败一样,我沉默了。
最近老师布置的作业,题目是:
获取历史的手段是哪些?随着记录技术的进步,我们对过去到底有没有更好的了解?遂推荐我们读《Man is the Measure》,哲学小书。
Gav在我读之前就说,“读后务必告诉我 是不是比以前更晕了?”
光是干掉一章(15:The Study of History),我的确更晕了读的时候从抵触到了接受;MSN签名:“如今大多的哲学理论,都有相同性质:人是懒惰的;总结总比细细体验要容易。”
作者最后的总结让我又燃起了学历史的兴趣:既然所有史学家的研究都会被自己当前的意识所影响,那我也就不必再顾虑什么了。
底下是一些我喜欢的引言,有空翻译(这周末实在忙,下周就BEIMUN了……T-T)
Stories about the dead are inspired by the curiosity of the living. That is why history is being rewritten constantly—not simply because new facts discovered, but because it is “always written wrong.” The past is in a steady process of imaginative re-interpretation and reconstruction; we want it to be meaningful to us in the present.………………未完………………查看全文……………



















