Polishing language: Pursuing language expression

Author: Wang Shouyi
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Publish Date: 2002-06-01
Features: The book includes content such as: "The dim lights" do not mean "brilliant lights"; "People within the borders" should think of "people outside the borders"; the Beijing Asian Games "mark the end of the 'sick man of East Asia'"; praising the "bite" in "the sun bites me"; the 2002 college entrance exam requiring a one-sentence news report; Mao Zedong saying "Food offered with disdain, if eaten, will cause stomach pain"; a candidate saying "take from others and use for oneself"; Hu Yaobang telling Hua Luogeng the story of the Tower of Babel; "Hard work can build a nation, idleness can destroy it" is a timeless saying; the dispute between Zhao Weiyou and the envoy of the State of Qi; Mr. Xia Ganjun's discussion on astronomy and meteorology; skillfully using the adhesive of language; the unforgettable appearance and voice of Mr. Zhang Tengye; from the drunkenness of the magistrate to the joy of nature; the last bolt being tightened; better to dance with the wolf than fear it; the recombination of "Su Shi" and "Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism"; the···; Mao Dun saying the two boxing masters compared; the high cost of living in Chang'an; fan slogans also distinguish "home and away"; a successful letter of surrender; Wang Xifeng as a master of pragmatics; a beggar boasting about knowing wealthy people; don't worry about "whether it looks like" but only "whether it's good"; aim high and you may reach high.