中国式造谣
<p><span word="An">An</span> <span word="outsider">outsider</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="perspective">perspective</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="valuable">valuable</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="instant">instant</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outsider">outsider</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="poster">poster</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="malleable">malleable</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="preconceived">preconceived</span> <span word="perceptions">perceptions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thirst">thirst</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="contrast">contrast</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="minds">minds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="word">word</span> "<span word="Harvard">Harvard</span>" <span word="is">is</span> <span word="synonymous">synonymous</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="educational">educational</span> <span word="excellence">excellence</span> - <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="overshadowing">overshadowing</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="equally">equally</span> <span word="top">top</span>-<span word="notch">notch</span> <span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="institutions">institutions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="except">except</span> <span word="maybe">maybe</span> <span word="Oxford">Oxford</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Cambridge">Cambridge</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Harvard">Harvard</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="imagination">imagination</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Harvard">Harvard</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Charles">Charles</span> <span word="River">River</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Boston">Boston</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="myth">myth</span> <span word="shrouded">shrouded</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="layers">layers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="misperception">misperception</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="kid">kid</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="father">father</span>'<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="provinces">provinces</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="described">described</span> <span word="Harvard">Harvard</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="walls">walls</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="study">study</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="died">died</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="memorize">memorize</span> <span word="tons">tons</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="text">text</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="night">night</span>.</p><p><span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="recall">recall</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Harvard">Harvard</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="relatively">relatively</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="informed">informed</span> <span word="person">person</span> (<span word="for">for</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="era">era</span>) <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cross">cross</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="prison">prison</span>. <span word="Had">Had</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="shown">shown</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="movie">movie</span> <span word="Love">Love</span> <span word="Story">Story</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Harvard">Harvard</span> <span word="student">student</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="devastated">devastated</span>: "<span word="What">What</span>? <span word="A">A</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="date">date</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="married">married</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="school">school</span>?"</p><p><span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="exchange">exchange</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="information">information</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="resist">resist</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="temptation">temptation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="molding">molding</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="favorite">favorite</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="university">university</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="image">image</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="essentially">essentially</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="staffed">staffed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tiger">tiger</span> <span word="moms">moms</span>. <span word="Thus">Thus</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rumors">rumors</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> 20 <span word="statements">statements</span> <span word="plastered">plastered</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="walls">walls</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Harvard">Harvard</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="library">library</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="statements">statements</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="include">include</span>: "<span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="sleep">sleep</span> <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dream">dream</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="realize">realize</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dream">dream</span>"; "<span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="happiness">happiness</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="records">records</span>, <span word="success">success</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="result">result</span>"; <span word="and">and</span> "<span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="hour">hour</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="husband">husband</span>."</p>
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