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发帖数: 6973 | 1 (1) Jonathan Yardley, Yardley reviews "Passport to Peking." Washington Post,
Jan 21, 2011.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content
/article/2011/01/21/AR2011012102678.html
(book review on Patrick Wright, Passport to China; A Very British Mission to
Mao's China. Oxford Univ. Press, 2011)
Note:
(a) The critic, Jonathan Yardley, was with Beijing Bureau of New York Times.
(b) lathe
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lathe
車床 in Taiwan.
(c) There is a quote in teh review that in 1954 Peking was still very much "
an ancient city wrapped in high crenellated walls."
For crenellated, see battlement
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battlement
(A battlement (also called a crenellation) in defensive architecture, such
as that of city walls or castles, comprises a parapet (i.e. a short wall),
in which portions have been cut out at intervals to allow the discharge of
arrows or other missiles. These cut-out portions form crenels) | c**i
发帖数: 6973 | 2 (1) One final note to the Post review.
Cathay
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathay
(Cathay is the Anglicized version of "Catai" and an alternative name for
China in English. It originates from the word Khitan 契丹; Originally, "
Catai" was the name applied by Central and Western Asians and Europeans to
northern China; it obtained wide currency in Europe after the publication of
Marco Polo's book (he referred to southern China as Manji 蠻子).
(2) The last sentence of the Post review stated "not until page 269 (of 504
pages of text) does Wright actually get the first of his delegations to
China. I am sorry to report that it is not worth the wait."
I presume the first half of the book was about old Peking. So I was
surprised by another review.
Richard B Woodward, They Never Got Over Yorktown; The long history of
British disdain for America, from a sniffy Mrs Trollope to a pecular
flirtation with China. Wall Street Journal, Jan 22, 2011.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB100014240527487037
79704576074342437747736.html?mod=ITP_review_2
Excerpt in the window of the print: The artist Stanley Spencer disliked the
Chinese delicacies served to the British delegation. He asked his hosts for
fish and chips.
My comment:
(a) The review talks lengthily about British bad feelings about America and
Americans--and uneasiness of seeing British Empire in decline. But there are
few words in it (review) about Peking or China.
(b) Siege of Yorktown
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Yorktown
at Yorktown, Virginia in 1781 ended with surrender of British Lieutenant
General Lord Cornwallis and his army, which concluded the military campaigns
of American Revolution.
(c) Alexis de Tocqueville
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexis_de_Tocqueville
(1805-1859)
His book, Democracy in America (1835), published after his travels in the
United States, presented a glowing account about the new nation. To date,
Americans frequently cite this work.
(d) fish and chips
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fish_and_chips
(3) I added this posting to the orginal posting as "P.S."
Post,
【在 c**i 的大作中提到】
: (1) Jonathan Yardley, Yardley reviews "Passport to Peking." Washington Post,
: Jan 21, 2011.
: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content
: /article/2011/01/21/AR2011012102678.html
: (book review on Patrick Wright, Passport to China; A Very British Mission to
: Mao's China. Oxford Univ. Press, 2011)
: Note:
: (a) The critic, Jonathan Yardley, was with Beijing Bureau of New York Times.
: (b) lathe
: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lathe
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