客文/梁實秋“隻有上帝和野獸才喜歡孤獨”。上帝吾不得而知之,至於野獸,則據說,成群結黨者多,真正孤獨者少。我們凡人,如果身心健全,大概沒有不好客的。以歡喜幽獨著名的Thoureau,他在樹林裏也給來客安排得舒舒貼貼。我常幻想著“風雨故人來”的境界,在風颯颯雨霏霏的時候,心情枯寂,百無聊賴,忽然有客款扉,把握言歡,莫逆於心,來客不必如何風雅,[
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TakeMeHomeCountryRoads
Artist:JohnDenver
Almostheaven
WestVirginia
Blueridgemountains
ShenandoahRiver
Lifeisoldthere
olderthanthetree
youngerthanthemountains
growin'likeabreeze
CountryRoads
takemehome
totheplaceIbelong
WestVirginia
Mountainmama
takemehome
countryroads
Allmymem'ries
gatheraroundher
Miner'slady
stra...[
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當日本人在探討“下流社會”的時候,中國人則在熱說“上流社會”。大陸的《新周刊》最近做了一個專題,叫作《扮“上流社會”》,用現今中國的國情,探討現代中國,究竟有沒有“上流社會”。許多人對於“上流社會”的理解,一定是財富當先。其實,“上流社會”的含義,又何止財富這麽簡單?那是一個知識、品位、品德、禮數和財富的結合。從這個組合去看,今[
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《那些柔軟或堅硬的時光》文/徐懷謙“柔軟時光”四個字,大約屬於麗江古城的專利。漫步在商鋪林立、燈紅酒綠的麗江古城,不時會有“柔軟時光”、“一米陽光”之類的客棧、酒吧,懶洋洋地探出幌子,挽留你的腳步。幌子上的廣告語有點特別,多是“聊天、偶遇、看書、發呆、曬太陽、賞月、恍惚、遊離、做夢、睡覺”之類的詞匯,讓都市人看了,不免立馬恍惚起來[
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讀 Elizabeth
Gilbert 的 EatPrayLove,轉眼已是幾年以前的事了。記得後來看到好萊塢要拍電影的消息,想到書雖然寫的非常精彩,但未必是一個好的電影題材。因為在這本書中,Gilbert 主要是通過旅行來發現自我,對生命進行內省,精彩的部分是描述其精致細微的心理嬗變和與心靈的自我對話,而非引人入勝的故事情節。如何用視覺語言來表達前者而不流[
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JoelStein
isaregularcontributortoTimemagazinewhospecializesinhumorwriting.
Hisarticlesareusuallyseeneveryotherweek,oronceamonth,ontheverylast
pageofthemagazine,whichleavesthereaderssomething
humoroustorelishwhentheyfinishtheirreading–theeffectissort
oflikehavingapieceofmintafteradeliciousbuffetmeal.Ihavebeen
enjoyinghiswritings,onlysometimesnotquitesurehowtotakeinhisquirky
senseofhumo...[
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我八歲開始學遊泳。除了打乒乓球,那是當年最時髦的體育運動。天一熱,幾乎所有孩子都湧向水邊。與其說遊泳,不如說是集洗澡避暑娛樂社交之大成。
離我家最近的是什刹海遊泳場。我和同學鄰居結伴出發,步行半小時,頭頂烈日,曬得發蔫兒。一裏開外,那陣陣喧嘩的聲浪,伴隨著尿臊、漂白粉和來蘇水的混合氣息迎麵撲來,讓人熱血沸騰。而回家路上則[
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AstheArgentineanteammates,distraught,worn-out,humiliatedandsomeintearswhileotherstryinghardtoholdback,werewalkingoutthestadiumaftertheircrashingdefeatbyGermanyinthequarterfinal,Iwasalittlesaddenedbythescene.ThoughnotsurprisedbyGerman’svictoryasit’srankedasoneofthebestteamsinthesoccerworld-andbetteryetthey’vegainedanimpetusinthepreviousmatchbysendingEnglandhome-Iwasverymuchtakenabackbythesu...[
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The
USA’sdefeatinthematch-upwithGhanaonSaturdaymayhavecrashedthedream
ofmillionsofAmericanswho’dhopeditwouldfinallyenterthequarterfinals
oftheWorldCup.Now,offitgoes,outofAfrica!It’sevenmorediscouraging
tothink,inretrospect,thatthiswasactuallyarematchforbothteamsinthe
2006WorldCupinGermany
thattheAmericanteamlost.Ironicallyitmaysound,fouryearslatertheUS
teamwasbeatenalloveragain...[
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