Par excellence? 出类拔萃
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> <span word="and">and</span> “<span word="par">par</span> <span word="excellence">excellence</span>”: <span word="The">The</span> <span word="moon">moon</span>-<span word="god">god</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="par">par</span> <span word="excellence">excellence</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="god">god</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nomadic">nomadic</span> <span word="peoples">peoples</span>, <span word="their">their</span> <span word="guide">guide</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="protector">protector</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="when">when</span>, <span word="during">during</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="undertake">undertake</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="wanderings">wanderings</span>, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sun">sun</span>-<span word="god">god</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="god">god</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="agricultural">agricultural</span> <span word="people">people</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Nomads">Nomads</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="migrating">migrating</span> <span word="birds">birds</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="greener">greener</span> <span word="pastures">pastures</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="speak">speak</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="night">night</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scorching">scorching</span> <span word="sun">sun</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span>. <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="nomadic">nomadic</span> <span word="peoples">peoples</span> <span word="worship">worship</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moon">moon</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="other">other</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moon">moon</span>-<span word="god">god</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sun">sun</span>-<span word="god">god</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="agricultural">agricultural</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="crops">crops</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="Hence">Hence</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moon">moon</span>-<span word="god">god</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="par">par</span> <span word="excellence">excellence</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="god">god</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nomadic">nomadic</span> <span word="peoples">peoples</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moon">moon</span>-<span word="god">god</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="revered">revered</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="gods">gods</span>.</p><p><span word="Par">Par</span> <span word="excellence">excellence</span>? <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="origin">origin</span>, <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="excellence">excellence</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="standard">standard</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="excellence">excellence</span>; <span word="par">par</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="by">by</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Par">Par</span> <span word="Avion">Avion</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="airplane">airplane</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="generation">generation</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="letters">letters</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="mail">mail</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="excused">excused</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="knowing">knowing</span> <span word="what">what</span> “<span word="Par">Par</span> <span word="Avion">Avion</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="about">about</span>; <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="writ">writ</span> <span word="large">large</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="envelops">envelops</span>. <span word="Used">Used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="rate">rate</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="distant">distant</span> <span word="past">past</span>, 1990<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="par">par</span> <span word="excellence">excellence</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="standard">standard</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="excellence">excellence</span>, <span word="excellence">excellence</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="adjective">adjective</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="excel">excel</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="excellent">excellent</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="performances">performances</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="excellent">excellent</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="excel">excel</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="walks">walks</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="else">else</span>.</p>
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