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1、无论一个人的行为或观点多么的怪异,他的感受和思维方式总是跟他的经历有关联。Nomatterhowweirdone’sbehaviororopinionisconsidered,hisfeelingandthinkingmodearealwaysconsistentwithwhathehasexperiencedorsuffered.ThisisespeciallytruewhenitcomestothecharacteroftheJapanese.TherelationshipbetweenChinaandJapanhasbeensubtlesinceourmodernhistory.Ha
2、tredandmisunderstandinghaveexistedamongpeoplefromeitherside.It’sobviousthatnowadaysourbondbecomescomplicatedandsomeevenpredictawarbetweenthesetwocountries.Accordingtoourperception,“Chrysanthemum”,inChineseculture,standsforthevirtueofgentlemanand“sword”,asasortofweapon,indicatesthespiritofwarriors.
3、Asyoucanimagine,themaincontentsofthebookisaboutwhatJapaneselooklikeandwhatisactuallygoingonintheirmind.Lookingatthetitle,wecanreadilyfindthepurposeofthewriterwritingthisbook---topresentusthecontradictorycharacterofthem.Theyareanationwhereaggressiongoesalongwithetiquette,loyaltybegetsrebellion,ands
4、tubbornnessmixesflexibility.I’dliketofocusonsomethinguniqueaboutJapan.OneofthemostobviousfeaturesaboutJapanisitssocialstructure,inwhichJapanesearedividedintodifferentclasses.AndtheemperorofJapanranksonthetopoftheclass.HeisthesymbolofJapan,and,intheeyesofJapanese,heisotherworldly,andeveryJapanesere
5、gardstheirdedicationtohimasamustandthemosthonorablething.ThereisasayinginJapanthat“everyonehashiscertainposition,andheshouldtrytoperformhisduty.”TheemperorofJapanenjoysgreatreverenceandsupportamongthepeople.BeingloyaltohiminJapanisjustasimportantasbeingloyaltoourcountryforus.Thesecondthingthatdese
6、rvesourattentioniswarriorspirit.WehavetoadmitthatJapanesewarriorsarequitebravethattheyconsidercommitmenttotheemperorsuperiortoall,includingtheirlives.Inthesecondworldwar,theExpendableofShenfenghadcourageouslylaunchedthedesperateattackagainstAmericansoldiersbycommittingsuicide.Theytendtocaremoreabo
7、uttheirreputationthantheirlives.Oncetheyconcludedthattherewasnowaytokeeptheirdignityunharmed,theywouldprobablycommitsuicidesoastoprotecttheirfame.Thatistosay,Japanesebecamerathersensitiveoncetheywereexposedtosham