Sunday Firesides: Not Everything Is Political
Before there was politics, there was sex and love, games and sports, spirituality and art, glory and honor. As civilization…
这些四川人常说的“土话”，其实都来自古代典籍
巴蜀风物志2小时前看到这个标题，你可能会怀疑人生：平时对四川话的印象，说好听点叫“接地气”，不好听就叫“土”、“俗”，居然还能和古代典籍挂上钩？ 其实，有这种印象，很大程度上是因为对四川话了解不够。虽然我们天天都在说四川话，但对于一些司空见惯的词语、用法，却未必能够刨根问底、追本溯源，所以也不知道很多四川人口中的“土话”，居然都来自古代典籍。 不信？下面我就举几个出自古代典籍的四川话常用词作为例子：
Guilt Complex
Theodore DALRYMPLE The selfie is perhaps the defining cultural artifact of our time. Me and the Mona Lisa, Me and the Pyramids, Me…
The Life, Death, and Potential Rebirth of China’s ‘Taitai’ Housewives
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Life on the Slow Train: Views of a Vanishing China
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NüVoices Podcast: April Zhu on reporting from Nairobi
April Zhu is a freelance journalist and writer based in Nairobi, Kenya. Her work focuses on gender, urban inequality, and…