In the villa next door, Yang Xiaomi was sitting on the sofa. After sending the message, she stared at her phone as if in a daze.
I watched TV for a while, and from time to time I took out my cell phone to take a look. When I saw that the other party didn't reply, I couldn't help but feel a little anxious and annoyed.
Has he already fallen asleep?
Wearing slippers, Yang Xiaomi came to the window and glanced at the lights on the second floor of the villa next door. Yang Xiaomi pouted.
Suddenly, the phone vibrated and Han Jiulin replied to the message!
Looking down, Yang Xiaomi couldn't help but laugh and quickly typed a reply.
"What are you doing?"
After sending the message, I went back to the sofa and watched the latest hot drama.
The TV series is not the current idol soap opera, but a drama starring China's most famous old Grand Slam artist.
The story is heartwarming and full of social significance, and the actors' acting skills are extremely superb. Yang Xiaomi has worked with that old artist before and admires his artistic quality very much. He can be said to be Yang Xiaomi's idol.
Yang Xiaomi feels that watching such TV series is of great learning significance.
This time, Han Jiulin responded quickly to the message, and when Yang Xiaomi saw the message, he suddenly panicked.
Han Jiulin's reply was: "Reading, how about you."
Yang Xiaomi found the TV remote control, turned off the TV with a snap, and pretended to hold up a book and put it on his thighs.
Then he took a photo of his beautiful legs and the book, sent the picture and edited the text: "What a coincidence, I am the same, reading a book (smiley face)"
Yang Xiaomi replied not too late, but Han Jiulin read another chapter of the book before picking up his phone to read.
In the photo, Yang Xiaomi is wearing a pair of hot pants, and her snow-white thighs are almost the same as the white color of the book page.
However, Han Jiulin's attention was not on the two snow-white thighs that could make countless Chinese men dream, but on the book.
The pages of the book were very new. Han Jiulin looked at the contents carefully and was slightly surprised. He did not expect that a popular star like Yang Xiaomi would read such a profound book.
But then, he frowned.
Because he felt that this book was not suitable for girls of Yang Xiaomi's age.
"You are reading the novel Crime and Punishment written by Dostoevsky, right? I personally feel that this book is not suitable for you. Because the national conditions are different, the social significance revealed in the novel is not relevant to you.
What is the meaning of understanding.
If you want to read similar realistic novels, I suggest you read The Ordinary World and Abandoned City. After all, it fits China’s national conditions.
Chinese people should still read more books by Chinese writers. Cultural differences cannot be made clear by simple literal translation."
This time Han Jiulin's reply was quite long. After reading what Han Jiulin said, Yang Xiaomi couldn't help but be startled.
At the same time, I admire Han Jiulin for being able to tell what kind of book she is reading just by looking at the content of a page of a novel without any title, and her amazing literary qualities.
On the other hand, he inevitably disagreed with Han Jiulin's remarks.
It is said that culture knows no borders. The depth of thought reflected in a good work can resonate with people of different nationalities around the world.
Immediately, she thought of Han Jiulin's identity.
If he is really as powerful as he said in the hotel, then it would not be surprising to have such cultural criticism.
However, her eyes lit up and she planned to have an in-depth discussion with Han Jiulin on this issue. If she could refute Han Jiulin's point of view through debate, it would be a great achievement.
"Please forgive me for not fully agreeing with what you said. I think good works should not be restricted by the country. Through this book, it can give me some ideological inspiration. By the way, I can also understand foreign humanities and societies. I
I don't think there's anything wrong with it.
The author focuses on the dual personality of the protagonist of this book, and through crime and confession, sublimates the characters and the reader's soul to a transcendent level.
A great modern Chinese writer once said, "If you compare the Chinese things today with foreign things, like Dostoyevsky's "Crime and Punishment", they are beyond comparison."
And the book I read is Mr. Cao’s translation in 2000, which is the most classic and almost restores every sentence of the original work.”
After editing the message, Yang Xiaomi clicked send with some awe and apprehension.
She didn't know if she would bump into Han Jiulin if she said this.
After a while, Han Jiulin replied to the message: "I do not judge what great men have said. However, cultural differences are deep-rooted and irreplaceable. Not all words can mean something that can be translated.
If you don't believe it, you might as well try it and use the language and words of any country to translate a Chinese word that everyone understands - filial piety.
Everyone of us understands what filial piety is, but if you translate it into a foreign language, you will find that no words from any country can translate this word. Their words will appear pale and feeble.
When you understand this, you will understand what I meant before."
Yang Xiaomi was stunned. What was filial piety? She really understood that this was something that Chinese people had believed in as truth since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.
Filial piety, filial piety, this Confucian concept has almost run through the history of China.
The word "filial piety" includes the love that younger children have for their parents and elders, the morality that children should support their parents, and the etiquette and customs that younger generations should observe within a certain period of time after the death of their elders.
Foreign languages are available, how to translate?
Let alone a simple word, even if you describe it at length, you may not be able to explain its meaning clearly.
"Words, culture..."
Yang Xiaomi murmured, having a different understanding of this concept for the first time.
After a long time, she replied: "I think I somewhat understand what you mean."
Han Jiulin: "Haha"
When Yang Xiaomi saw Hehe, she was very clever. She didn't want to end the conversation so quickly.
Typing quickly, he asked, "Can I ask you something?"
Han Jiulin: "You ask."
Yang Xiaomi: "Are you really the Northern War Lord?"
Han Jiulin: "Yes."
Yang Xiaomi: "How did you do it? I mean, did you achieve this achievement through your own efforts, or because you have a privileged background?"
Han Jiulin: "I can't say."
Yang Xiaomi: "Oh! I'm sorry, I hope you won't be angry (crying face)"
Han Jiulin: "It's getting late. Go to bed early. Staying up late will damage your brain."
Yang Xiaomi: "I know, can I still walk with you in the future?"
Han Jiulin: "When I have time, of course."
Yang Xiaomi: "Is that okay tomorrow?"
Han Jiulin: "I'm not free tomorrow, go to bed."
Yang Xiaomi: "Okay, good night."
…
"Good night."
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