真羡慕美国（1）——序言
我准备在这个标题下谈一些彼国或彼时的事情！
之所以将标题取为“真羡慕美国”，并非都谈论美国之事，虽然美国作为一个很重要的国家会是我所谈论的一个对象，而是为了不频繁地变换标题，为了将这些话题集中在一个统一的题目之下。虽然这有点牵强附会，但因为我所谈论者，皆为彼国或彼时之事，于我们都没有多大直接关系，所以，在这样一个共性之下，将它们集中在一起，也似乎不无不可！至于这种做法是否恰当，还有待诸君的多多指教！
星期六, 九月 16, 2006
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