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20 2 月, 2024

鲁迅:端午节¹

方玄绰近来爱说“差不多”这一句话,几乎成了“口头禅”似的;而且不但说,的确也盘据在他脑里了。他最初说的是“都一样”,后来大约觉得欠稳当了,便改为“差不多”,一直使用到现在。他自从发见了这一句平凡的警句以后,虽然引起了不少的新感慨,同时却也到许多新慰安。譬如看见老辈威压青年,在先…

美国第18任总统尤里西斯·辛普森·格兰特1873年就职演讲

Social equality is not a subject to be legislated upon, nor shall I ask that anything be done to advance the social status of the colored man, except to give him a fair chance to develop what there is good in him, give him access to the schools, and when he travels let him feel assured that his conduct will regulate the treatment and fare he will receive.

血型的科学、坏科学、伪科学和迷信

星相学是西方通俗文化的一部分,“血液型人间学”则是日本通俗文化的一部分。现在中国的年轻人,受到东西洋通俗文化的影响,迷信星相、血型决定性格、命运者大有人在,迷信后者的似乎更多,其中不乏受过良好科学教育的。他们很容易明白星相学是迷信,然而却觉得血型决定性格的说法似乎很有科学道理。

奥巴马2012年在缅甸仰光大学发表的演讲

The road ahead will be marked by huge challenges, and there will be those who resist the forces of change. But I stand here with confidence that something is happening in this country that cannot be reversed, and the will of the people can lift up this nation and set a great example for the world.

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