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1、1995到20131995Formysonsthereisofcoursetheruralbountyoffresh-grownvegetables,line-caughtfishandthesharedrichesofneighbours’orchardsandgardens.Thereistheunpaidbaby-sitterforwhosechildrenmydaughter-in-lawbaby-sitsinreturn,andneighbourswhobartertheirskillsandlabour.Butmorethanthat,how
2、doyoumeasureserenity?Senseifself?Idon’twanttoidealizelifeinsmallplaces.Therearetimeswhentheoutsideworldintrudesbrutally,aswhenthecostofgasolinegoesupordeveloperscasttheireyesonuntouchedfarmland.Therearecruelties,thereisintolerance,thereareallthemanyvicesandmeannessesinsmallplaces
3、thatexistinlargecities.Furthermore,itishardertoignorethemwhentheycannotbebanishedpsychologicallytoanotherpartoftownorexcusedasthewhimsofaliengroups---whentheyhavetobeacknowledgedas“partofus.”對我的幾個兒子來說,鄉(xiāng)村當(dāng)然有充足的新鮮蔬菜,垂釣來的魚,鄰里菜園和果園里可供分享的豐盛瓜果。鄉(xiāng)下有不用付報酬便可請來照看孩子的鄰居,作為回報,我兒媳也幫著照看其孩子。鄉(xiāng)鄰之間互
4、相交換技能和勞動。但比之更重要的是,你如何來衡量那靜謐與安詳?如何來衡量自我價值呢?我無意將小地方的生活理想化。因為有時外面的世界會無情地侵入:比如汽油價格上漲,開發(fā)商把眼睛盯住尚未開發(fā)的農(nóng)田;那里充斥著兇殘和偏狹,大城市的種種卑劣行徑,小地方也一應(yīng)俱全。不僅如此,當(dāng)人們無法自欺欺人地硬把那些丑惡現(xiàn)象想象成只是小地方的一小部分或?qū)⑺鼈兘忉尀楫愢l(xiāng)人的為所欲為,而又不得不承認(rèn)這一切是我們的一部分時,就更難以忽視它們。1996Itshouldhavebeeneasy.Theywerebattle-testedveteranswithlongtiestoReag
5、anandevenlongertiestotheRepublicanparty,menwhounderstoodpresidentialpoliticsaswellasanyinthecountry.Thebackdropofthecampaignwashospitable,withlotsofgoodnewstoworkwith:Americawasatpeace,andthenation’seconomy,akeyfactorinanyelection,wasreboundingvigorouslyafterrecession.Furthermore
6、,thecampaignitselfwaslavishlyfinanced,withplentyofmoneyforatop-flightstaff,travel,andtelevisioncommercials.And,mostimportant,theircandidatewasRonaldReagan,apresidentoftremendouspersonalpopularityanddazzlingcommunicationskills.ReaganhassucceedmorethananypresidentsinceJohnF.Kennedy
7、inprojectingabroadvisionofAmerica–anationofrenewedmilitarystrength,individualinitiative,andsmallerfederalgovernment.??這應(yīng)該不是件難事。這都是些跟著里根多年、久經(jīng)沙場的老將,他們跟共和黨則有更深厚的淵源,是這個國家里最熟悉總統(tǒng)政治的人。競選的背景也很有利,也很多好消息可供炒作。例如,美國上下一片和平,美國經(jīng)濟(jì)這一競選要素也在經(jīng)過一段時間的衰退之后開始強(qiáng)勁反彈。此外,這次競選本身得到了慷慨資助,因此有充裕的資用于組織一流的競選班子、支付巡回
8、演講和電視廣告的費(fèi)用。而最重要的一點是,他們的候選人是羅納德·里根,他可是位極具