Shaoling Ma examines late Qing China's political upheavals and modernizing
energies through the problem of the dynamics between new media technologies
such as the telegraph the discursive representations of them.
"Chenyu came to Shanghai in pursuit of her dream. She bears the burden of single motherhood at such a young age, and yet her smile never falters. Chunyan came searching for her roots, after growing up in America with adopted parents. I wanted to help them both, so off we went; first in Shanghai, then later to Chenyu's home in the mountains. It would all be much simpler if I hadn't fallen in love with them, and they with me. A bit convoluted, perhaps, but interesting stories and worthwhile relationships often are."--Page 4 of cover
A wealthy father, whose son wants to take over his company, sends his son to Beijing to learn from a fellow college student whose father is even wealthier than he is.
Paperback. Pub Date :2013-03-01 Pages: 76 Language: Chinese Publisher: Peking University Press. learn a language . just by a set of textbooks and classroom time alone is not enough. Because memories are constantly subjected to the erosion of time . learned that constantly forgotten. Who learn a foreign language . not often upset because you can not remember the words ? A word learned . and soon forget. the next encounter . and had to check the dictionary . then you know already learned . But soon . you have encountered this word . as if it is the first meeting . you had to re- check dictionary . Checked . you will blame yourself: how the brain is so bad . can not remember how old the word ! In fact. not your brain is poor. but 've learned a long time. in your mind into a deep sleep in memory . in order to forget. often need to awaken it . activate it. Chinese Style graded re...