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spiteoftheextrelyseriousstyleintheireditorialandpoliticalings;hare
seldoelievedbyhuur;theyoftensurprisetheforeignersbytheextrelylight
nnerinportantreforrograesandvents;likethe
kuontangagrarianprograe;thesanndoinerelief;
theneent;andtheantiopiuureauxanaricanprofessor;
recentlyvisitingshanghaiandlecturinginthechineselleges;pletely
surprisedbytheburstoflaughterangthestudentaudienadeaserious
referenbureaux;heetbystillloudervolleys
ofsilverylaughter
forhuuris;asihavesaid;apointofvielifehthatview
oflifeoreorlessfaliarlifeisahugefarce;andanbeingsare
repuppetsinitthenakeslifetooseriously;whoobeyslibrary
readingrooulestoohonestly;erelya
signboardsaysso;alakesafoolofhielfandisusuallysubjectedtolaughter
froisolderlleagues;andsincelaughterisntagious;verysoonhebeesa
hurist;too
thishuristfarcicalitythenresultsintheinabilityofthechinesetotakeanything
seriously;frohestseriouspolitiventtoadogsfuneralthe
farcicalelentinchinesefuneralsistypicalinthegrandiloquentfuneral
proiddleclasses;youcanseestreeturchinshdirty
faultilouredrobes;acpanied;indechina;
bybrassbandsplaying”oniansoldiers;”sareoftenadduced
byeuropeansasproofsoftheourachinesefuneralprocession;
hobolofchinesehuur;foreuropeansaloakeafuneral
proakeitsoleasolefuneralisinnceivableto
thechinesendheeuropeanserristhat;htheirprenceivednotions;
theythinkapriorithatafuneralshouldbeasoleaffairafuneral;likeawedding;
shouldbenoisyandshouldbeexpensive;butthereisnoreasonshouldbe
solesoleityisalreadyprovidedforinthegrandiloquentgoherestis
forandforsfarcetothisday;icannotdistinguishbetweenafuneralanda
iliseeaffinorahair
bolizedbythehighlyfarcicalfuneralprocession;
nsistsinplianceassuchandthetotaldisregardofthe
substanceinactualityoneourofachinesefuneralshould
beabletoreadandinterpretsproperlyalsopolitical
prograesandoffi;beingdraftedby
clerksbasticphraseology;justasthereare
specialshopskeepingfuneralprocessiongownsandparaphealiaforhire;andno
intelligentchineseevertakestheeriouslyifforeignnes
bolofthefuneralgoind;theyobe
sledbythendthenlatergiveupthechineseasauniquepeoplethattheyfailto
understand
thisfarandsubstancecanbe
illustratedinariaddifferenteyearsago;agoventorder;
originatinginarequestfrohecentralkuontang;prohibitedthechinese
goventnistriesfroeepingshanghaioffiinisters
esinshanghai;andthroberofpeopleoutofjobsthe
nankingnistersneitherdefiedthenankingordeorpetitionedforitsrepealon
honestgroundsofinnvenienceandiracticabilitynoprofessionalclerkuldbe
akeitacrd;sinceit
antthedesireofents;hwouldbe
unpatriotictheydidaninfinitelyclevererthingbychangingthedoorplatesoftheir
shanghaiofficesandcallingtheradeinspectionbureauxthedoorplatesprobably
sttydollarsapie
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第25节
ce;nonhroofajob;andno”face”
thesinistersbutalsonankingitself;
inistersaregreathuristsso
areourbanditssoareourourofchinesecivilwarshasalready
beenpointedout
inntrastighttaketheissionschoolsasshohe
ourthessionsintoascareafewyearsagowhen
theirregistrationhecrossingoutofreligious
instrutheschoolcurricula;thehangingofsunyatsenspictureinthe
asselyhall;andtheholdingofndayrialetingsthechinese
authoritiesuldnotseeissionschoolsuldnotplyple
regulations;issionariesuldnotseetheir;
andthereessionariesactuallyhadvisionsofclosinguptheir
schools;andinoneinstance;everythingoothlyexceptforthe
stupidhonestyoftheeprincipaltheir
schoolcatalogueavostheprincipal
edtobeabletosayhonestlyandopenlythatreligiousinstructionhe
principalaiftheirinstitution;andtothisdaythatschoolisnotregisteredthere
issionschoolshouldhavedonewas
toitatetheexaleofthenankingnisters;plyheveryofficialregulation;
hangapictureofsunyatsen梐ndproceeddlachinoiseasregardstherestbuti
cannothelpthinkingthataschooltunustbean
honesttogoodnessschool
suchisthechinesefarcicalvieetaphors
regardingthedraofhunlifeingandleavingtheirposts
arespokenofas”enteringthestage”and”kingtheirexit;”andaningh
ahighsoundingprograeisreferredtoas”singinghighopera”wereallylook
uponlifeasastage;andthekindoftheatricalshoisalwayshigh
edy;edybeaneitution;orabillofrights;oran
antiopiuureau;oradisbandntnference1wishour
peopleetisbeserioushuur;aboveeverythingelse;isruiningchina
oneuchofthatsilverylaughter;foritisagainthelaughteroftheold
rogue;atthetoust
heranddie
viiinservatisbr 》
noportraitofthechinesecharacterpleteentionofits
nservatisnservatisnitselfshouldnotbea
isbutaforfprideandrestsonafeelingofsatisfactionhthepresentsince
thereisusuallysolittleonecanbeproudofandsolittlesatisfactioninthe
arrangentofhunlifeinthisisreallyasignofinward
richness;agiftratheitobeenvied
thechinesearebynatureaproudrace梕xcusablyso;hewhole
urseoftheirhistoryexcep1thelasthundredyearsfor;thoughpoliticallytheywere
atishuliated;culturallytheyanistcivilizationthat
selfandlackeoicschinasonlycultural
rivaloanyiortancethatrepresentedadifferentpointofvie;
andforbuddhisthetruenfucianishadaleasureofsneering
ntetforthgonfucianistasurablyproudofnfucius;andiibeing
proudofnfucius;hehenation;prouiofthechinesehaving
understoodlifeinitsralessenceproudoftheirknoannature;and
proudoftheirhavingsolvedtheprobleoflifeinallitsethicalandpolitical
relationships
inanotonlyaskedabouttheaningoflife
butalsoanseaning
ofhunexistencetheanshatitleftpeople
an
naturallybeesnservativeethingthatworksand
thereforesothingthatistruethenfucianistsaherhought
nootherthateers;too;haveaiallife
andthatalondonpolicenanacrossthestreethoutany
knoestothechinese
aloreorlessasashock
ethateerspossessallthenfucianvirtuesof
urtesy;orderliness;honour;kindliness;urage;andhonestyofg