Marriages in the Communist Era

2009年10月20日 dustinzuo 没有评论

Marriages in the Communist Era

In the Mao Era, marriages were often arranged by neighborhood and work committees rather than by parents. Under these terms many Chinese were able to seek out mates in their community or work place and seek approval of authorities. In other cases authorities told people who they would marry.

See Marriage Law Above

Even though arranged marriages were banned as feudalistic and divorce was discouraged, Mao married three times using an intermediary to seek the approval of his father.

The decline of the government’s power over people’s lives after the Deng economic reforms has resulted in both a revival of traditional marriage customs and the introduction of Western ideas.

Parents Making Matches in Parks

Parents are still very much engaged in finding mates for their children. Some meet other parents in parks such as Zhongshan Park in Beijing and exchange notes on height. wealth, education, food preference, Chinese animal sign and even birthmarks and blood type in their search for a good match.

Parents representing daughters often outnumber parents representing sons by a margin of 10 to 1, mainly because of the biological clock and those with older sons don’t waste their time, and 90 percent of teh children the parenst are seeking mates for are in their 30s. Parents with tall sons with good jobs or a degree from a prestigious university are often mobbed. The Los Angeles Times reported one 80-year-old woman at the park looking for wife for her 51-year-old son.

Chinese children have differnet viewa about their parents search for mates for them in parks. A 27-year-old artist told the Los Angeles Times, “I’m not happy about this. I told my mother not to go to the park. I don’t need her help.” A 23-year-old nurse said, “I have a pretty small circle of friends and no one in sight as a boyfriend. If my parents found someone I’d probably take a look at them.”

♣上面这段文字是来自日本一个网站的描述,虽然我知道他们也是大多资料摘自“the new york times”。其实也就是简单一些那个时候的关于中国婚姻的资讯,但是的确还是蛮实在。最近我一直想翻译一个自己感兴趣的问题,但是英文又还真是太不靠谱,所以大段的能够把一问题说明的原文我往往没有信心去把握好,更加说放出来。。。。不过下次遇到真有兴趣的东西还是会拿出来的,到时候也不怕大家笑话我的。

when i go home

2009年10月14日 dustinzuo 没有评论

when i am out of the room/when the sky is blue/when i take the bus 122

Jason Mraz

(http://baike.baidu.com/view/247554.htm)

Well you done done me and you bet I felt it
I tried to be chill but you’re so hot that I melted
I fell right through the cracks
and now I’m trying to get back
Before the cool done run out
I’ll be giving it my bestest
Nothing’s going to stop me but divine intervention
I reckon it’s again my turn to win some or learn some
I won’t hesitate no more, no more
It cannot wait, I’m yours

Well open up your mind and see like me
Open up your plans and damn you’re free
Look into your heart and you’ll find love love love
Listen to the music of the moment maybe sing with me
A lá peaceful melody
It’s your God-forsaken right to be loved love loved love loved

So I won’t hesitate no more, no more
It cannot wait I’m sure
There’s no need to complicate
Our time is short
This is our fate, I’m yours

I’ve been spending way too long checking my tongue in the mirror
And bending over backwards just to try to see it clearer
My breath fogged up the glass
And so I drew a new face and laughed
I guess what i’ma saying is there ain’t no better reason
To rid yourself of vanity and just go with the seasons
It’s what we aim to do
Our name is our virtue

I won’t hesitate no more, no more
It cannot wait I’m sure

Well no no, well open up your mind and see like me
Open up your plans and damn you’re free
Look into your heart and you’ll find love love love love
No please, don’t complicate
Our time is short
This is our fate, I’m yours

Ocarina

2009年10月7日 dustinzuo 没有评论

http://6.cn/watch/5363083.html

陶笛(http://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-cn/%E9%99%B6%E7%AC%9B

where are you(3)

2009年10月7日 dustinzuo 没有评论

舟山(宁波)

宁波其实计划仅仅是个中转站。那晚我们到宁波也已是深夜,差点没有找到住处,好多旅舍都已是客满。后来一位大叔建议我们去苗圃路那边看看,结果我们住进了柳西河边上的布丁连锁酒店(PODinn)。外面设计倒是有特色,只不过房间太小了点,价格也不便宜,在布丁洗了个澡就早早睡下来。
第二天很早就起来了,结果发现胖子ZZY一大早就忙着电脑前偷菜,真是个勤劳的庄稼啊。
老早退房TAX到汽车南站(深夜才到宁波,一大早不知道方向,只能的士过去),到南站1路公交转到宁波汽车北站,再买票到舟山(40元/每人)。一个多小时后车到白峰镇渡口,由于渡海的车太多,被堵住了,只能拿着自己的票走路上渡轮。渡轮上风很大,偶还加了个外套,一楼停车,二楼乘客,三楼工作室还不让上去。好多人在拍照,在栏杆上见了好几个长发飘飘的MM,貌似很陶醉。。。
渡轮差不多一个小时才到舟山港客运站,快到站时ZG突然兴奋地喊我,让我朝他指的方向看,原来是东海舰队停在那边,舰艇很多,但是觉得每艘都很小。不过出身军人家庭的ZG倒是一直兴奋,相机嚓嚓个不停。
到舟山港客运站我们在乘车大概1小时到普陀区沈家门,沿路都是山,但是山里面又感觉很现代。到那边我们住在沈家门东海中路的天宝饭店(180/天),房间大,设施很全,很整洁,里面两个大床,结果我们就要了一间房(中途杭州有人离队,所以到舟山是4人),发现是这几天我们住过的最实惠的酒店了。

接下来我们去了朱家尖,沈家门至朱家尖/1小时左右(5.5车费)。过完朱家尖海峡大桥,就进入朱家尖了。一路上人少车子也不多,环境真的不错,偶尔会看到许多小河里钓鱼的人(其中有一段小溪,有不少人在垂钓,并且相互距离很近,很是奇怪)。到朱家尖我们直接去了南沙,刚好那海滩边上有个沙雕展。到了海滩才发现穿鞋子去是个错误,往海岸走发现穿个牛仔裤也是个错误,结果我们把行李一撇,鞋子一丢,临时买了泳裤,直接下水了,哈哈。想来都觉得是太激动了。我们也不敢往海深处走(虽然岸边有许多救护队),不过海浪一段一段打过来把我们盖住也是蛮刺激的,有几次自己没有准备好,海浪一来给吃了些海水,那个咸啊。被海浪折腾了会觉得又冷又累的,我是第一个提出上岸的,那会真的冷死我了。ZZY倒是在里面HIGH的,有点不舍的感觉,不过后来都一起上来了。在换衣服的地方冲了个澡,出来我还又加了个外套。完后去沙雕那走了走,我们看到的这届沙雕节是以”未来海洋之城”为主题,真实和想象的城市坐落在里面。看了很多,还是喜欢最边上的大章鱼,嘿嘿。之后在度假村里又逛了下,买了个小海螺做的QQ宠物,对了还吃了个油煎整只大鱿鱼,真难吃,几个人都没有吃掉。

回到沈家门快晚上了,直接去沈家门渔港吃海鲜去。那边没有我们想象的那种露天小排档,都是门面的餐厅,饭馆,比较失望。结果也是要了好几种没听过,没看过,没吃过的海里的怪东东吃,因为是吃生的,都很贵,我们也没有多要。要了几种海螺,海蟹,海鱼,其中一个叫什么大黄鱼的,最贵了(180)虽然我们还挑个小的。哎,其实这些东西吃着味道没什么,真的。不知道是我们不知道吃,还是店里面做的不厚道,抑或是我们没有吃对东西或者太贵没有吃到,反正这会都忘记是个什么味了。可能是台风快要来了,沈家门渔港停泊了好多的船,旧的,新的,大的,小的。。。。算是比较安静的,这些都和我想的真是不一样。。。。。。。

之后也还是在沈家门游荡游荡~~

第二天我一个人回来了,因为是下午到上海南站的车,上午到宁波后还有段时间,去了宁波的月湖边走了走,包括范宅(成了古董交易市场),天一阁(私家藏书楼,还是不错的,门口写着全国重点文物保护单位,那旁边既然还有个幼儿园),贺秘监祠(成了养老院社区,也好)。

建议:
舟山其实有好多岛屿的,我们仅仅去了一个岛屿,很遗憾。还有金庸笔下的桃花岛,海天佛国普陀,蓬莱仙岛岱山,以及国家风景名胜区嵊泗列岛。。。所以去舟山玩应该准备好充足的时间和精力。大家攒好钱直接飞到普陀机场(舟山机场),省去了路上花的时间,像我们这次走的地方虽然安排已经相当紧凑,但是在路上的时间真的是太多了。

where are you♥end

where are you(2)

2009年10月7日 dustinzuo 没有评论

杭州
在杭州呆的时间主要是在西湖
晚上到杭州,安排好住宿(临时找的如家快捷酒店——杭州东站二店,人多我们就要了个套间356元/天,还不错,面积很大,我同学还说第一次碰上这么大的房间)。晚饭直接在下面一个兰州拉面馆吃的,10元/份,这个拉面馆不错真的,东西做的好也不贵。

如家对面过街不远做K305到延安路再走会就到西湖了。那晚只记得人很多,空气潮湿,有好多家庭围坐一起望月,也有无数对情侣正对湖面发呆,还有一电视台在直播,同学WL还坐在湖边自我陶醉般地唱开了(西湖美景,三月天,春雨如酒,柳如烟 。。。骚吧)。回到酒店很早就睡下了,澡都没洗。
第二天我们每人租了个自行车(10元/1小时),全部是新的。浩浩荡荡的车队就出发了,若是那天你也在西湖,看见一队自行车,车上人貌似HAPPY的不行,或者突然发现路边停有一溜的车子,那可能就是我们呢。阳光普照,微风渺渺,骑车游西湖绝对推荐的。我们偶尔会停下来拍些照(ZZ背着单反感觉很专业,哈哈),看看风景,还有好多湖畔MM。记得在苏堤上是最惬意的。期间ZZQ一直非常负责的,谁没跟上,谁车子不舒服都倾力解决的。

建议:
1)杭州是个大地方,去游玩的话应该多呆点时间,先拿个地图看好地方,然后一个一个慢慢去欣赏。这次我们是有些时间紧,总体没有规划好(就在西湖边上的博物馆,东坡纪念馆,美院。。都没有去的),当然还有其他好多值得一去的地方。
2)白天游西湖你完全可以像我们一样租个自行车的,有10元/天的,不过要些押金和证件,但是确实可以考虑,手拿着地图,你完全可以骑车去杭州其他地方的。
3)游西湖的季节,虽说西湖四季各有特色,我们此次过去看到好多荷叶但么荷花,稍微有点遗憾“毕竟西湖六月中,风光不与四时同。接天莲叶无穷碧,映日荷花别样红”想六月过去或者冬季的西湖应该更加美吧。

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