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This time, China Education Improvement Society held its third annual meeting in Nanjing, and I also want to go sightseeing. So it's not far from Zhejiang.

If I want to go to Shanghai, I decided to go to the rear for a meeting on July 2.

A polite reception.

July 2 is the day when members from Zhejiang and Shanghai go to the meeting by bus. In a big station like Shanghai, there are dozens at a time.

Members who join the club may not be able to show anything unusual; But I think it's really different, the light of "temporary prosperity"

The scene, in the corner of the station, is clearly visible. This is on the left of the refreshment room; A group of people are talking to these two people.

Special reception contact. There is a piece of yellow pound paper on the wall, which reads "Dragon and snake flying": "Four yuan for second class, two for third class.

Yuan A. Two ushers began to perform their duties; It's already six forty, and there are still twenty minutes before the bus leaves. service

The first important thing a shop assistant should do is to buy a ticket. Everyone will buy tickets, but it is not their decision to buy half tickets.

It's really not easy to stay "for a while" for preferential treatment! When they give preferential treatment, they should name everyone.

Movies, ticket prices-still have to be changed. They walked back and forth between the snack bar and the ticket office at least twenty times! Their hands

There is a stack of business cards and banknotes in the room; Eyes are always looking ahead, as if something is missing, looking for it in a hurry; face

The muscles are flat and tense; The movements of hands and feet are not their own. It took two tigers to buy it.

Several tickets are distributed together with business cards. Every time it is distributed, all the candidates flock to it. When you can't buy a ticket, you will inevitably

There are complaints in twos and threes. Two waiters bought tickets with great care, but they didn't care. But the clock goes really fast, don't you think?

It's five minutes to seven. At this time, there are still many people who have not bought tickets, and everyone is very anxious; The usher didn't come out Some people are anxious.

Busy looking for them, I'd rather get my money back and buy a full ticket myself; Some people danced for them and scolded them. They are just busy taking pictures.

The business card was returned without saying anything. -What great sex! So everyone made three steps and two steps to buy their own tickets; This kind of squeezing is extraordinary.

Xiaoke! Besides paying the fare, I broke out in a sweat before I bought a third-class ticket. At this time, resentment against the two waiters

The voice really said, "What a fool!" "What a fool!" "What did you do early?" "Come at six o' clock, or since?

I have already bought the ticket, and I am not wronged! "I guess the ears of the two waiters should be a little hot at this time. Actually, I can forgive them,

No matter what the result of hospitality is, their eyes and legs are finally busy, which is finally diligent; They may also be right.

It's time to improve the cooperative so that it can be worthy of its members. -After getting on the bus, the bus left; Someone asked, "Two?

Is there a git coming? ""no! "The car is leaving.

Second, "committed to its prosperity"

On the evening of July 2, I spent a little time buying a brand in the registration area of the conference. this

Logo is not beautiful, but it is quite practical. On the morning of July 3, the opening ceremony of the annual meeting, I want to be full of enthusiasm and rely on it.

On the morning of July 3, it was raining cats and dogs. The ceremony was held in the public lecture hall of Zhongzheng Street. This hall is far from where I live.

That place is six or seven miles away; But I finally braved the wind and rain and went to the meeting by rickshaw. At this point, my enthusiasm is by no means

Not as good as members.

At the entrance of the venue, many cars and carriages have stopped; I know this is really a grand ceremony. Walk into the meeting and sit quietly.

Look, everything is calm, it seems that the time of separation is still far away! -although the prescribed time is up. Loushangzheng

It is a female guest seat, which is very embarrassing; There are military and police seats on both sides-just like the downstairs. A black policeman,

There is a soldier in gray standing quietly. They probably didn't come to the lecture, because there was no member badge of Saici.

There is no audit sign like me, and there is no real "seat"-seat. (My so-called "military police seat" is

Practically speaking, there is no such statement on the ground. ) I heard that the overseers were going to "visit" Tian; they

It turned out that they came to defend the "two captains." They came to see us. What an armed venue!

At that time, the "second long" did not arrive, and the grand event had not yet begun; We are going to be students suddenly! A teacher-like lady stepped onto the stage.

Come on, like a light flashing in front of the audience; She asked everyone to practice the song "Try to be a China person". Everyone stood up blankly and followed her.

Sing it. However, some people dare not sing, while others can't. So at the end of this song, she

He smiled gently and said to everyone, "This time it's too low. Sing again later. " She bowed lightly and left. Wait a minute.

Wait, there she goes again. After "1234", the song "Try to be a China person" is really loud.

Get up. She put her left hand in her waist and waved her right hand up and down to show the beat; When you wave, you will follow the micro from the waist.

Tilt slightly to the left and right, showing a very soft curve; Her head tilted slightly to the right, her lips moved gently, her lips

In fact, it is full of smiles. After singing, she still smiled and said, "Much better. I'll sing it later. " She clapped her hands when she sang again.

Make a crisp sound, and the rest is the same as before. After singing, she immediately asked everyone to sing "One Two Three Four".

Everyone seems to be surprised, as if she really regards everyone as a student; But after half a second of amazement and impatience, finally again

Singing-naturally someone has a rest because of fatigue. So everyone's temporary student days are over. Soon,

There was a sudden commotion in the venue, and all eyes were focused on the northeast corner; This is Qi Du Jun. Governor Han is here. It's time for the meeting.

Yes!

On the empty pulpit, at this time, all of them. There are three chairs in the middle and a row of chairs on each side. Three people in the middle.

That's Qi, Han and another boy in a suit. Later, when he gave a speech, he realized that it was "high supervision"-that is, he was afraid of "grace"

Hong "-this representative. These three people sit in the center of the stage, which reminds me of the three Buddha statues in Daxiong Hall. Although they

Sitting calmly, I was "scared" for them for no reason. -So the meeting, according to the order table. Feeling of detail

Form, there are reports, don't sing again next time. Now Qi, Han Jun and Guo Bingwen, president of Southeast University, are listed separately.

Doctor's words. Whether Qi Xie Yuan is the overseer or the inspector, his voice is doubly loud; At that time, the venue was quiet—

Qi Xie Yuan is really different! His articulation is really innocent; What he said was word for word.

Spit it out. I can't specify the time interval between words, but I feel that the time interval between words is longer than that of ordinary people; I was very surprised and anxious.

Manic, after a few words. At that time, I always thought we should start with the second sentence. I'm not sure I can't wait. I can't wait. I'm three years old.

Can't wait; He's singing, and everything stops here! Wait until three and so on, four applause, the first of the second sentence.

Just take your time. There is at least one minute in between; To use subjective timing method, it can be said that there are five minutes! Say it.

Go, what the hell is he talking about? I respectfully replied: Half stereotyped writing! He improved "Chinese education" by dividing characters.

The topic of "society" is divided into four sections: first, the word "education" is the first one; The second "education promotion" is for the second unit;

"Chinese Education Improvement" is the third sharing; Add the word "she" and it will be the fourth copy. Step by step, for example, he was promoted from overseer to scout ambassador.

Same. Qi was born in the wild, and this kind of article is his specialty. It is precisely because of the changes of the times that it is necessary to improve.

Just to cope with the world; There are only four strands left in stereotyped writing, which is probably the reason. What I remember most is his bow after he finished speaking.

That bow is really unusual. When he bent down, his upper body was all parallel to the lecture table, and we only saw his black hair. He ran away.

Then slowly stand up and step down. In the meantime, ordinary people bowed three times, which is true. Then Han.

Yes He has a speech on the meeting of the Improvement Association, which was distributed before the meeting. There is a passage about the bad style of study now.

It's quite painful. I want to hear his advice. But he didn't follow the book, and then he said something else. he

It also took a lot of time; But I don't know whether it's my listlessness or other reasons. I never understood what he meant. have only

He raised his throat and I pricked up my ears when he finished his tail. Only then did I hear his epigram. He said: "Now politically,

North and South are not unified. All the people present at the meeting today are gentlemen, but there are both north and south, and they are all committed to research and education, so they have no opinion on this. visible

Unity depends on culture, not force! "This last sentence is really beautiful, and it won thunderous applause and many small applause.

Admire. He stepped down to applause. At this time, we pay attention to Qi Xie Yuan next to his elbow armpit; Unfortunately, my eyes are not.

Jia, I can't see the change in his face, so I can't describe his mood in detail: this is a pity. So-this is my work.

"So" is not a factual "so", please pay attention-Dr. Guo Bingwen is here. He said, I only remember him saying,

"Young people's thoughts should be steady and correct." One of them told me, "This is what Qi Xie Yuan said." But I found out

This is Han's exact words, which is what he said when he spoke at the meeting. Who is it? Or "Great minds think alike.

The same "? This depends on Dr. Guo himself. But I can't understand: what is right and steady? Doctor Guo

There is no footnote in my speech, so I have to be inscrutable in the end.

One more thing must be remembered. Among the policemen who decorated the meeting place, one was lanky and stood straight all the time.

Almost never moved a step, really like a stone statue, with a terrible silence. I admire him most for holding his head high and his hands hanging down; that

Innocent suffering for the three of them! There is also a policeman, who is also very impressed. His fat body, bulging belly, always carrying.

Hands, and the slightly upturned chin, Ren Dan beard that is tilted high, and the badge hanging on the chest-that day.

Among them, the latter two are unique to him-both show his identity and pride. He went downstairs to the left, as if

The governor is leading his men. I can't forget him.

third person

On July 1 day, a formal meeting was held. Besides the general meeting, there are many group meetings. We know that the plenary session is fair.

Well, it is worth noting the latter. Because I have also become a Chinese teacher, I am absolutely committed to teaching Chinese.

Group audit. It's a pity that I got sick after listening to it once, so I can't go again. What was discussed at that time was "adopting him, her, etc." (big

This means that the original text has been forgotten); After two and a half hours of discussion, it was solved without solving it. This discussion is detailed at the end.

Extremely meticulous; During the discussion, there were many heroes whose tongues were full of stories, which made me realize and shake my head.

Admire. This cannot be forgotten.

In fact, I should admire the person who made the suggestion first! Since everyone "adopted" "him, her, it", he

It is really prudent to put forward this motion leisurely, "dare not be the first in the world" and really follow Laozi's teaching.

Yes In our country of courtesy, Mr. Time always takes the lead; So this bill is not because of his obedience.

Tolerance is ignored, but it is respected because of his calmness. This is the so-called "letting Germany". Look at the situation that day, who is not happy?

And brilliant? This shows the appeal of the bill. The third person pronoun of "new literature" is so different.

Yes! It is not only the intercommunication between "She" and "Yi", but also the difference between "She" and "It", and there is a stream of "He" and "He".

The result is a mess! Although the promoters only distinguish between "sex", the three designated words belong to the leaf system.

System, like a name. If the word "Ye" system becomes orthodox in the future, the pioneering work must be attributed to the sponsors.

The proposer is as powerful as anyone else. How can people not admire such a view?

The center of the discussion is the woman, that is, the word "she". "People" make it stand, and "cattle" make it stand; Sorao

However, it is a "female" person, that is, a "female" person standing next to the word "she"! So the argument began. A teacher said,

"According to my experience, female students always don't like the word" she "-the man's" he ",only a word" person ",female.

The child's' she' is specially marked with the word' female', indicating that it is a woman; This is what they don't have! The speech I gave

Righteousness, the word "he" above, they often change the word "person" to "person", which shows their revenge.

Yes "Everyone listened to, all smiled slightly, as if very tasty. The other stood up and retorted, "I also teach in a girls' school."

But there is no such thing! "Haig's law is good, reconciliation. He said: "There were originally two schools of thought: Huan in classical Chinese.

I like to use the word' Yi', such as Mr. Zhou Zuoren; Use the word' she' in the vernacular, and use the word' yi' less; Actually, two.

Every word is the same. ""Use the word "Yi" in classical Chinese to express joy ",but this sentence is interesting! There are occasional "yi" in classical Chinese.

See the word, this is truth; But if those "Yi" are all women, it is inevitable that many men will be wronged! Mr. Zhou Zuoren mentioned

It is also true to advocate the use of the word "yi", but it is only used in vernacular Chinese; I can assure you that he never said anything in classical Chinese! but

And if you advocate the word "yi" in classical Chinese, it is equivalent to advocating that people have two hands. Why does Mr. Zhou advocate it? So he was wronged again.

Mr. Fei Zhou! -reconciliation eventually failed. A female teacher stood up. Everyone is listening, because this is theirs.

Personal problems, to have a sophisticated theory! She spoke very quickly, and all I heard was the epigram, "Keep adding the word' female'.

Words are bad words; The word "she" is not allowed! "A" he "immediately retorted," isn't the word good a "woman"?

The word next to it? "Everyone laughed, in the laughter. Suddenly there came an old voice: "I think the word' he' is very similar to us. "

People sit in the third class; What's wrong with adding the word' female' to the word' her' and inviting them to the second class? "This time really burst into laughter.

Say that finish, a few people smile eyes are sparkling, tears are coming out; It was really the so-called "tears in laughter" that happened later.

But it's a little vague, so I won't joke. The result is a comedy. "second class" and "third class"

This metaphor is really fresh, which has opened up a brand-new situation for rhetoric and aroused my eternal interest. Jia Baoyu once said that men's

Bones are made of mud and women's bones are made of water, which is a much-told story so far. Now our debater has invented this "two three"

The metaphor of "waiting for the bus" is really comparable to the previous repair, and it is very enlightening to learn. But there are exceptions to this "second-class and third-class difference"; I leave

That night in Nanjing, I saw three "her" in the third-class carriage! I thought: why doesn't she, she, she sit in the second class?

And then what? Is it polite? -the debater's words should be good!

Wenzhou, July 1924.

(Original 1924 Newsletter Supplement Literature WeeklyNo. 130)

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One autumn night, P and I were sitting in his small study, chatting W's novels under the dim electric light.

"Is he still in Henan? How is C University? " I asked casually.

"No, he has gone to America."

"America? What should I do? "

"Do you think it's strange? -John Hobokin Hospital in Bodinmo telegraphed him as an assistant. "

"oh! That's where he studies psychology! He always gets good grades there? -Is he willing to come back here? "

"Don't want to. He came to Beijing before he left, and I invited him to dinner in Qi Xin.

He looks very unhappy. "

"Why is this?"

"He feels that there is no place for him to do things in China."

"He came back only a year? C University has no money, right? "

"Not only does he have no money, but they also say he is crazy!"

"Crazy!"

We are silent and have nothing to say for the time being.

I remember the first time I saw W's name, it was in freshman magazine. I was studying at P University, and W was there.

What I saw in "New Life" was his novel. But a friend told me that he read so many books on psychology. P big

He has read all the books in the library. He also read many literary books. He said he never stopped reading. The fisrt time I... ...

Look at his face, it is in the corridor of P University dormitory; He is walking with his friends. I was told that this is W. Slightly bent.

Back, small black face, long hair, myopia, this is W. I will often read his words in the future and remember that he is the same.

People. Once I took a translation of psychology and showed it to my friends. He changed dozens of articles for me one by one, but no.

I once said a word easily. Shame and gratitude will remain in my heart forever.

I remembered that night in Hangzhou again. He suddenly came to see me. He said that he swam with P for three days and will go to Shanghai tomorrow morning. he

Originally from Shandong; When I return to Shanghai, I'm going to America. I asked about psychology, philosophy and science at Columbia University.

Learning methods magazine, I know this is a famous magazine. But he said that there are often no good articles in it for a year, which makes no sense.

Think about it. He said that psychologists had a meeting in England recently, and several people's words were very interesting. He casually put a pencil on the table again.

At the back of a book, there is a title and its publishing place, Science of Philosophy, which is said to be a new book. You can have a look. He said he would.

It's gone. I sent him to the hotel. I saw a book "Life and Geography" lying on his bed, so I took it and flipped through it. He said the book was small.

This book is very famous and good. Under the dim electric light, we were silent for a while and simply answered a few words; I

And left. I haven't seen him until now.

After he went to America, he wrote some words at first, and then he stopped writing. His name, in the hearts of ordinary people, has been as far away.

In the clouds. I still remember him. Two or three years later, I saw one of his poems in Literature Daily, which was about writing a poem.

Interesting. I have only read this poem of his. I have read many of his novels; What I can't forget most is the article Rain.

Night is about the life of a rickshaw puller in Beijing. W is a science student and should be calm, but his novels are very popular.

Very sexy.

This is W.

P has also gone to America, but he will come back soon. He lived in Boddingmo for a few days and often saw W. He returned to China.

Later, on a hot day, he talked to me about the W on the Liang Qing. He said W was studying behavioral psychology. He almost

In the laboratory all day; He dissected many mice and studied their behavior. P said he would also like to study psychology;

But watching the mouse tremble at the end of his life, his hand with a knife couldn't let go. So I had to change careers. And w is "playing with a knife"

However "and" full of ambition ",P thinks it is out of reach. P also said that W has studied animal behavior for a long time, so he can see everything.

Life is just a few physical desires, such as appetite and sexual desire, and there is no reason to play tricks. because

It is also assumed that human life may not have any noble motives; We must first admit that we are animals, and this is the real person.

W is really such a person. P said that he also believed what W said; Really, P's attitude after returning to China is very different. W only

Although he is one of his own, he may not expect to get a believer like P.

P told me the story of W's love again. Yes, a love story! P said this is a Japanese who studied with W.

Yes, but then I left and it was all over. P talks so cold, it's nothing like the love story we imagined! P you

I once showed me a moonlight written by W in Tomorrow. This is a novel about a man and a woman by the river in the moonlight.

On an empty boat. That woman is a married woman. At this time, the four people were cold and cheerless, and they talked very affectionately. But P said W was brave.

The child is too young, so I put my hand down after this secret meeting. This passage was written by W himself, although it was not in full swing.

Noisy, but don't have a meaning. Science and literature, science and love, this is W.

"'crazy'!" I suddenly seemed to understand and said, "Maybe? I think. A person is hot and cold, yes.

You'll go crazy. "

"Well," the policeman nodded.

"He can actually don't have to worry about what China doesn't China; I am reluctant to leave! "

"yes. W is really unhappy this time. K borrows money in America. This time, he went to Beijing and went to a distant place with K.

Asking for money k has no money, and he knows it; He doesn't expect the money to be used either. I just want to take this opportunity to scold him. It is said that I took it.

The table is swearing! "

"It's the same as the novel he wrote! Alas, this is W. "

P speechless, but I think of one thing:

"Have you heard from W since he arrived in America?"

"In the long run, there will be no letter."

So we were all silent again.

July 20th, 1926, Baima Lake.

(Originally published in Literature Weekly, August 236 1926)