Dizziness from preoccupation with the 20th century robbed us of the time to contemplate the 21st century. This is a well-known dictum early back in the 1960s by the late French strategist Raymond Aron. Now the new cen...Dizziness from preoccupation with the 20th century robbed us of the time to contemplate the 21st century. This is a well-known dictum early back in the 1960s by the late French strategist Raymond Aron. Now the new century is upon us. What were believed to be irrelevant then have turned out into hot topics these days. An early warning for the unfolding century, the September 11 events represent but only a展开更多
0.Introduction The world of languages is evolving quickly.An increasing number of people are willing to adopt a foreign language—English—to communicate with citizens of a different country.An example of this is'...0.Introduction The world of languages is evolving quickly.An increasing number of people are willing to adopt a foreign language—English—to communicate with citizens of a different country.An example of this is'Euro English',a kind of lingua franca used to communicate in Europe,but not always fully understood by native speakers of English from outside Europe,both because the meanings of words are changed (e.g.:'current' becomes 'actual','offer'becomes 'propose','possible'becomes'eventual',etc.)and because the pronunciation may be far from standard.展开更多
It is an important proposition of contemporary realist literature creation to be close to the mundane lifestyles in reality and write about the Chinese experience.From the far-reaching heroic narration of the early ye...It is an important proposition of contemporary realist literature creation to be close to the mundane lifestyles in reality and write about the Chinese experience.From the far-reaching heroic narration of the early years,to the Chinese stories since the 21st century,the realist literature creation deals with the mundane daily life,showing a turn towards worldly feelings.Liang Xiaosheng's novel A Lifelong Journey extends the perspective to the living space of ordinary people in the cities.Unlike the epic depiction of"regretless heroes"in the zhiqing novels from his earlier years,Liang makes a shift to the writing of worldly feelings about the warmth in reality.While writing about the hardships in reality,this novel continues to construct stories of good people and adheres to the ethical positioning of good people culture.The two generate a conflict with each other throughout the text,forming the narrative tension.However,governed by the emotional structure of the good people culture,the novel lacks the expression of complex human nature while putting a focus on the mundane existence.展开更多
SINCE July, 1986 China had formally proposed the resumption of full membership in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). However she failed to accomplish this wish till 1995 when the World Trade Organizati...SINCE July, 1986 China had formally proposed the resumption of full membership in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). However she failed to accomplish this wish till 1995 when the World Trade Organization (WTO) replaced the GATT. November 15, 1999 was an important day for China, because on that day China and the United States finally reached a bilateral agreement in Beijing concerning China's entry into the WTO after hard and tortuous negotiations. China was thus much nearer to the gate o...展开更多
文摘Dizziness from preoccupation with the 20th century robbed us of the time to contemplate the 21st century. This is a well-known dictum early back in the 1960s by the late French strategist Raymond Aron. Now the new century is upon us. What were believed to be irrelevant then have turned out into hot topics these days. An early warning for the unfolding century, the September 11 events represent but only a
文摘0.Introduction The world of languages is evolving quickly.An increasing number of people are willing to adopt a foreign language—English—to communicate with citizens of a different country.An example of this is'Euro English',a kind of lingua franca used to communicate in Europe,but not always fully understood by native speakers of English from outside Europe,both because the meanings of words are changed (e.g.:'current' becomes 'actual','offer'becomes 'propose','possible'becomes'eventual',etc.)and because the pronunciation may be far from standard.
基金Jiangxi Provincial Social Science Planning Project"Research and Reflection on the'Modern Literary Tradition'of Literature in the New Era"(Project No.19WXo2).
文摘It is an important proposition of contemporary realist literature creation to be close to the mundane lifestyles in reality and write about the Chinese experience.From the far-reaching heroic narration of the early years,to the Chinese stories since the 21st century,the realist literature creation deals with the mundane daily life,showing a turn towards worldly feelings.Liang Xiaosheng's novel A Lifelong Journey extends the perspective to the living space of ordinary people in the cities.Unlike the epic depiction of"regretless heroes"in the zhiqing novels from his earlier years,Liang makes a shift to the writing of worldly feelings about the warmth in reality.While writing about the hardships in reality,this novel continues to construct stories of good people and adheres to the ethical positioning of good people culture.The two generate a conflict with each other throughout the text,forming the narrative tension.However,governed by the emotional structure of the good people culture,the novel lacks the expression of complex human nature while putting a focus on the mundane existence.
文摘SINCE July, 1986 China had formally proposed the resumption of full membership in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). However she failed to accomplish this wish till 1995 when the World Trade Organization (WTO) replaced the GATT. November 15, 1999 was an important day for China, because on that day China and the United States finally reached a bilateral agreement in Beijing concerning China's entry into the WTO after hard and tortuous negotiations. China was thus much nearer to the gate o...
