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Chapter 3: Sisterhood and Childly Infatuation [Act 4] Maze (5)

In the prestigious library of the University of Berlin, several university students stand in front of the tall walnut bookshelves, carefully flipping through various books and meditating. Yu Wei read it with relish, and was not at all troubled by the obscurity and difficulty of the Chinese characters in the book, after all, it was fortunate to be able to personally contact these precious documents from the mid-18th century to the early century as a person in the future.

In the blink of an eye, the wall clock on the wall pointed to 4 o'clock in the afternoon, and Yu Wei slowly walked out of the library with six thick professional books. Facing her classmates passing by her side, she felt pantothenic acid in her heart, wondering why Christina didn't come back after rushing to Alexandra's dormitory. I wonder if the books I have borrowed now will allow my friend to cope with the epilepsy complication analysis paper assigned by Professor Collinis.

As she walked, she thought to herself: I don't know whose illness made the two friends at a loss - I have the impression that Alexandra was unfazed and acted decisively, especially yesterday when she handled the conflict neatly and proved that she was excellent; Christina is cheerful and never worries about anything; Now, Alexandra is in the dormitory with tears on her face, not eating or sleeping; Christina was anxious and often distracted in class.

Moreover, during the week, Professor Collinis, who teaches psychopathology, often instills in his students the idea that "the law and God cannot compel human beings to live in pain", and it is self-evident that he advocates euthanasia[111]. It is true that healthcare workers should adopt a qiē approach to relieve or eliminate the pain of patients suffering from illness. But why did he deliberately ignore the fact that the legalization of death could easily induce criminals to take advantage of legal omissions and lead to the serious danger of intentional homicide?

In short, the University of Berlin at this time was overshadowed by a strange and gloomy atmosphere, which was unpredictable and unsettling.

"Excuse me, are you Miss Lin who came to our school for an internship?" Suddenly, a gentle voice interrupted Yuwei's thoughts. She followed the sound and raised her eyes, only to see a woman in a moon-white half-sleeved cheongsam standing in front of her. This woman's eyebrows are like the moon, with fashionable wavy curls, and a white silk scarf is carefully tied around her neck, pinned with a silver silk scarf buckle. 【112】

"It's Jingru below, may I ask Miss's surname?" Due to the heavy weight of the book in her hand, Yu Wei had to stop and bow slightly to it, secretly glad that Pingjun had noticed the flaws in her words and deeds in time, and that she had been taught many basic etiquette in the past few days since the two met[113]. Otherwise, if more compatriots notice the abnormality, their true identities will inevitably be exposed. The woman stared at Yu Wei, a trace of disdain flashed in her eyes, and she raised her red lips with clear water chestnut angles: "The contemptible person is Cen Yixu of the Department of Political Science of the Law School, and the words are abundant." Studied at Zhijiang University. ”

Exegesis:

[111] The Netherlands was the first country to approve euthanasia, but there are still many Westerners who strongly object to this move. Especially in the 50 states of the United States, where the law is quite perfect, any form of active euthanasia is considered illegal. For related information, please refer to Chu Huaizhi, American Criminal Law, Peking University Press, 1996, pp. 132-133.

[112] At that time, fashionable women had two "magic weapons" in their accessories: "white silk scarves" and "glasses". A white silk scarf around the neck is a symbol, and glasses are a luxury, representing knowledge, progress and Western style.

[113] During the Republic of China, both men and women of the same generation were often referred to by their names, and calling them by their names meant insulting. If you don't know the words of a woman, you can call her "lady" or "miss". A woman of high moral or learned character can be honored as "sir", and when talking about the other person, you can add "jun" after the name, or use Miss (miss) or Mister (mr). and other Western transliterations. The woman bowed as usual, but did not take off her hat. There are many other communicative etiquette and terms below, which will not be paraphrased. The relevant historical materials refer to the relevant etiquette proclamation issued by the Nanjing Provisional Government of the Republic of China on February 24, 1912, as well as the letters and writings of the time.

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