Ling 047) Professor Yang read through the famous articles of Sinology, and blamed the students for interpreting the four classics.

Yu Baozhai supported: "For example, the architectural decoration, makeup and clothing, diet and medicine, customs and etiquette, language skills, human sophistication, etc. described in the book are full of the imprint of the culture of the times. After careful study, it will be found that these four famous works are the popular version of the encyclopedia, especially "Dream of Red Mansions", which is the most comprehensive and exciting, and has a very wide range of knowledge. ”

Luqiu Muwei: "Yes, how beautiful "Dream of Red Mansions" is! Every time I see it, I have a different feeling, such beautiful landscapes, poems, clothes, so many smart, clever and beautiful girls gathered together, so pleasing to the eye, I really can't see enough. ”

Vivian laughed at the end, and said very rarely: "That's right, I only saw a bunch of delicious food, plus a bunch of beautiful women. However, as soon as I encounter poems or something, I skip them directly, and I don't have the patience to read them. Hahaha-"

Du Tianchun, who was seated in the front row of him, turned around and smiled: "Radish greens, each has his own love." The wise see their wisdom, the silver sees their silver, the lover sees their love, and the benevolent sees their benevolence. Your reaction isn't surprising at all, it's too much of your hero's nature. ”

This caused a burst of laughter among the classmates in several classes, and Vivian cut it indifferently: "You are the turnip greens, and my essence is chicken leg steak." ”

Bai didn't understand and patted Du Tianchun's shoulder: "Cough! Sure enough, none of them are in the same frequency band. Adu, you're playing the harp to the cow. ”

Yan Xinmei, who was in front of the two of them, also turned around to help: "No, Wei Shuai is two-dimensional, living in anime." ”

There was another burst of laughter, and each class had a different meme. The children in the first class are very happy, the children in the second class remain silent, the third class stands by and watches, and most of the other classes will be quiet and cool.

Professor Morgan basically did not understand the complex relationship and mood in this, but felt that they were still arguing and holding their own opinions, and so far there was no substantive conclusion. He was feeling extremely dissatisfied and disappointed, and was interrupted by a distant voice.

Kevin Zhao, who was also in the back row, suddenly sat up straight, and very unexpectedly, he asked a soul question from everyone: "May I ask Mr. Morgan, can you be sure that you have really read the four famous novels?" And it's guaranteed not to be those copycat versions, or pirated impostors? ”

The original humming sound in the huge classroom immediately disappeared, and the eyes were focused on the back row, near the back door, the special rest area that had been ignored by the teachers and forgotten by the students.

Kevin Zhao doesn't sleep in every class, and when he encounters the content of the course he is interested in, he will listen to the first half of the class until he understands the main points. Listen to content that you don't interest for up to ten minutes, and then take a break. Fortunately, he never affected others, and rarely spoke out loud, so this time he suddenly asked a question, which was a strange novelty.

Professor Morgan was pleased to hear a question from someone who explained that the child had listened to the lecture after all, so he replied politely and with a smile: "Of course, I have specifically compared Eastern and Western literature, and reading is a must, and I make sure that what I read is the official version." What, Kevin-san, do you have any doubts about my opinion? ”

"The problem is that it seems that the four classical Chinese classics that I have read do not seem to be consistent at all with what you have read. Therefore, I have reason to seriously suspect that the books you read are not at all the same thing as the books I read. Kevin had a confused, confident expression.

"Oh? Tell me where they are inconsistent. Professor Morgan was also very strange, and hurriedly asked curiously.

"Homer's epic poems are truly an extraordinary work, and I love it too. However, it is obviously very inappropriate to compare an ancient Greek work with the four great classical works of the Chinese nation, because there is no comparison between them at all. It's like, put me and you together, professor, and compare who is more handsome (laughter). Obviously, you look much more handsome than me, otherwise, there wouldn't be so many girls down there, and fans adore you like fans. Straight to the point!

"First, there is a huge difference in style. Historical records, especially official histories, have always been records specially kept by successful people, and they are specially reserved for future generations to worship and praise the victors. I saw that it was heroic and heroic, but it hid the depth and angle, ignoring the whole process, as most ordinary people, the bones were like a mountain, and the sea of blood was monstrous. Therefore, history books are academically important, but they are often limited to the record of superficial facts. Because they have to do as much as possible: observant, calm, positive, and mainstream, it is difficult to be comprehensive, objective, and even more difficult to give full play to the imagination of their individuality, and rarely have the courage to expose the dark and ugly side.

In these aspects, although wild history can make up for some shortcomings, many of them lack research, and most of them are deductive and joked, and it is inevitable that they will be fabricated or scandalized according to the author's personal preferences, and even deliberately slander the ancients and tamper with historical facts. Therefore, the interpretation of wild history is for reference only, and it cannot be disbelieved or fully believed.

On the contrary, those novels, essays, operas, and poems can reveal more aspects of real society, the subtlety and complexity of human nature, the division and gap of classes, and see the truth from the small. The richness of the history and the detailed information they depict, both in depth and breadth, cannot be replaced by a serious history book, although we must have a strong ability to discriminate.

Therefore, it is purely my personal opinion that reading history books is far less thorough, broader and more comprehensive than reading literary works. Of course, apart from the stylistic differences, the cultures of the East and the West are fundamentally very different, and there is no way to simply compare them.

"Just like when we compare the royal gardens behind the Palace of Versailles in France, where we can see through the panoramic view at a glance, the magnificent and magnificent Royal Gardens, and the exquisite, small and deep Suzhou Gardens, where the pavilions, landscapes and trees, empathy and change of scenery step by step, there is a mystery, and the foothold is Zen, and behind the Eastern and Western horticulture is a strong cultural foundation. The contrast itself is a mistake. ”

"Well, cultural differences, that's exactly what I'm looking forward to. Please go on with Kevin, you spoke very well. Professor Morgan was very satisfied, and encouraged Kevin, "But you haven't completely convinced me, can you explain in more detail what the differences are other than stylistics?" For example, humanities, geography, human nature, philosophy, customs, beliefs, etc., we are very interested in them, and this is the theme of our course. ”

"In addition to the style, it is the cultural background." Kevin had already planned to sit down, but when he heard that the professor was quite interested in this topic, out of politeness as a student and respect for the senior professor, he had to straighten up again and continue the discussion, "First of all, it is the characteristics of writing, the system of cultural expression in East Asia is hieroglyphics, and the West is mainly based on pinyin characters. As a result, this led to a huge difference in floor space. ”

"This distinction is a fact that everyone knows, and there is nothing particularly new about it, right?" Professor Morgan shrugged slightly, "But I don't think there is any necessary correlation between the formation of the writing system and the size of the land area. ”

Kevin explained: "But why is it that China has always been able to form a big country, whether it has been divided for a long time or divided for a long time, while the West has always been scattered into many small countries, fighting for thousands of years, and in the end it is still difficult to gather and merge and concentrate together? That's because the writing system has had a tremendous impact. ”

Professor Morgan nodded: "Well, I'm looking forward to Kevin's new interpretation. Please continue! ”

Kevin: "The reason is the difference between the writing systems created by the East and the West. Pinyin writing is based on pronunciation, so it has caused a natural phenomenon, due to the different pronunciation of different regions, the spelled words are different, although some are similar, but after all, it is not the same way of writing. Even if there is only a river or a mountain between two places, there may be different languages. Therefore, it is easy to divide into different countries due to different regions, which is the Western writing system.

"Different from the pinyin script of the West, our hieroglyphs are based on substance, which means that although there are different pronunciation systems in different regions, the text can be consistent, for example: 2, most of the north is pronounced as two, the south may be read as: two, Cantonese can be read as: B, but the writing is the same, everyone recognizes, they all understand what it means, how convenient it is to communicate. As a result, it is easy to unify the text, and the lands are easily merged together. Originally, each province and city could be a small country, but it also merged very quickly, because everyone's cultural foundation was the same, and the written communication was barrier-free. ”

Professor Morgan: "I agree with this view, and it's completely acceptable. Please go on, Kevin, in addition to the style and text, what are the more important differences? ”

Kevin thought for a moment: "Well, there is also an aesthetic difference. This is a huge difference that has accumulated over a long period of time, and it is related to the region, but there is no superiority or inferiority, it is all natural. Let me give you an example. ”

"Westerners like to prune flowers and trees into pure geometric shapes, square and round gardens, long and short, large and small, neat and orderly, which makes people clear at a glance, and the senses are simple, direct, pure, and it doesn't take too much brains to understand. In Western literature, film and television, men and women can meet each other for five minutes, move their hands and feet if they don't agree with each other, pick up a gun and get on the horse in a few words, put it down first and then talk about love, and say goodbye before the chain is pulled. How can there be lovers who love each other to death, but they only move their mouths dozens of times, and they have never touched their hands, hugged their waists, or kissed? It's just a death of posterity! (This caused a whispered snicker, and the old professor kept a thick smile, but didn't seem to understand the hidden secret.) So, Kevin had no choice but to continue analyzing. ）

"And the Oriental people pay attention to subtlety to leave room for everything, the so-called: too much, the extremes of things must be reversed, the moon is full, the water is full, the water is overflowing, the big surplus is rushing, the prosperity is not young. For example, a large blank space in an ink painting is reserved for imagination. In garden art, it is to let the flowers and trees follow their nature and accommodate their original nature. The natural landscape is condensed in the square inch, although there are artificial decorations everywhere, but there is no trace of deliberateness, which is the unity of nature and man, the highest state of gardening.

"Oriental people can understand the spiritual cleanliness and soul love between Bao Dai, not the golden and jade relationship of the same bed and different dreams in reality, and it is impossible to have a face-to-face confession like Romeo and Juliet. But who can you say, who is good and who is bad, who is right and who is wrong? It's just that the background culture is different, so whether it's gardening or literature, it's the same as cultural differences. ”

(To be continued)