《登上彼岸》

桥上的文字(序言)(赵玫)1

The Writing on the Bridge(Foreword)(Zhao Mei)4

Preface11

Ⅰ. 一个美国外交官看中国(方大为)1

Essays on Chinese Society and Culture(David J.Firestein)1

1. 墙3

Walls5

2. 密斯特秦8

Mr.Qin11

3. 美国人、中国人和命运15

Americans、Chinese and Destiny17

4. 两个问卷两幅图20

Two Polls23

5. 求同28

Finding Common Ground30

6. 好同志33

A Good Comrade36

7. 怀柔小聚41

Lunch in Huairou44

8. 雷锋与西点军校48

Lei Feng and West Point50

9. 家常便饭53

An Ordinary Home--Cooked Meal56

10. 同是父母心60

Parents and Kids62

11. 心不在“烟”65

No Smoking,Please67

12. 归乡70

Homecoming72

13. 模糊话75

Clear as Mud77

14. 友谊之声：“歌从这方来”所感80

Friendly Voices:Thoughts on “Songs from Our Land”83

15. 中国的一个美德87

A Chinese Virtue?89

16.又一个问卷92

Another Poll94

17. 有偿新闻97

Compensated News99

18. 饭店注意你了吗？102

Do Restaurants Pay Attention to You?104

19. 费城之声107

Anthem109

20. 美国人眼中的中国112

How Americans See China114

21. 话说垃圾117

Trash Talk119

22. 要一本还是买一本122

Books and Friends124

23. “新俄罗斯人”和“新中国人”127

“New Russians”and “New Chinese”129

24. 友好行车132

Driving Friendly135

25. 话说电话礼仪139

Dial Tone141

26. 谈称呼144

What s in a Name?148

27. 消费者权益法案153

The Consumer s Bill of Rights159

28. 吃饭与面子168

Food and Face171

29. 为什么说“外”175

Why Ask “Wai”?179

30. 中国学生在美国185

Chinese Students in the United States188

31. 我赞美中国什么192

What I Admire about China196

32. 变化中的中国之印象：1984～1997年202

Impressions of a Changing China:1984～1997年208

Ⅱ. 一个中国记者看美国(张爱学)217

Essays on American Society and Culture(Zhang Aixue)217

1. 热心肠的志愿者219

Warm--Hearted Volunteers222

2. “激素”无所不在226

This “Hormone”is Everywhere228

3. 流浪汉叫板231

Dealing with the Homeless233

4. 信步市政府236

A Stroll through Town Hall238

5. 让我猜猜你是谁241

Who Are You?243

6. 要不要买支枪246

Wanna Buy a Gun?248

7. 不要只去纽约251

Don t Just Go to New York253

8. 赌船悠悠256

On a Gambling Boat258

9. 宁可放过辛普森261

Letting Simpson Go263

10. 隐私意识266

Privacy269

11. 井然有序273

Good Order276

12. 原汁原味麦当劳280

The Original McDonald s282

13. “Sorry”先行285

“Sorry”First287

14. 送的是心意289

It s the Thought that Counts292

15. 坐哪儿好295

Where Should I Sit?297

16. 白宫前的抗议者300

Protesters at the White House302

17. 总统来信305

Letter from the President308

18. 克林顿不敢迟到311

Clinton Afraid to be Late313

19. “和克林顿握手”316

Living off Clinton s Image318

20. 儿童通讯社321

Children s Express324

21. 托起明天的太阳327

Raising Tomorrow s Sun329

22. 大熔炉的困扰332

The Puzzle of the Melting Pot334

23. 辛苦这一代337

A Hard Generation339

24. 印第安人的沧桑342

The Native American Odyssey345

25. 告别裙子349

Farewell to Skirts352

26. 烟民不自由355

No Freedom for Smokers357

27. 只留下脚印361

Footprints Only363

28. 垃圾山上的高尔夫球场366

Golfing on a Mountain of Trash369

29. 弃教务农372

Leaving the Classroom for the Farm374

30. 跪下的汽车377

A Kneeling Bus379

31. 世界在手心里382

The World at Your Fingertips384

32. 人类迈出一大步387

“One Giant Leap for Mankind”390