读到各种集句，很可爱。

其一曰：春眠不觉晓，我是小小鸟。虽然飞不高，吃得却不少。

 

其二曰：静夜思

星汉西流夜未央　　　　（曹丕＜燕歌行＞）

秋来处处割愁肠　　　　（柳宗元＜与浩初上人同看山寄京华亲故＞）

天阶夜色凉如水　　　　（杜牧＜秋夕＞）　

更教明月照流黄           （沈佺期＜独不见＞）

好玩吧！

      如一种回忆童年般的忧伤，尤带丝丝甜味。

     

      回忆玛丽·安   布莱希特（德国）  黄灿然译

         
      那是蓝色九月的一天，

      我在一株李树的细长荫影下

      静静搂着她，我的情人是这样

      苍白和沉默，仿佛一个不逝的梦。

      在我们头上，在夏天明亮的空中，

      有一朵云，我的双眼久久凝望它，

      它很白，很高，离我们很远，

      当我抬起头，发现它不见了。

      自那天以后，很多月亮

      悄悄移过天空，落下去。

      那些李树大概被砍去当柴烧了，

      而如果你问，那场恋爱怎么了？

      我必须承认：我真的记不起来，

      然而我知道你试图说什么。

      她的脸是什么样子我已不清楚，

      我只知道：那天我吻了它。

      至于那个吻，我早已忘记，

      但是那朵在空中飘浮的云

      我却依然记得，永不会忘记，

      它很白，在很高的空中移动。

      那些李树可能还在开花，

      那个女人可能生了第七个孩子，

      然而那朵云只出现了几分钟，

      当我抬头，它已不知去向。

Margaret Thatcher may not be your favourite person. But, love her or hate her, the Iron Lady has stamina. She famously slept just four hours a night during her Downing Street reign. Forever hurrying across the world stage, she rarely stood still. So where did all that energy come from? Regular injections of vitamin B12. In the Prime Ministerial posterior. This revelation was made recently by Lady Thatcher’s former aide, Cynthia Crawford, who performed the delicate task.

“B12 injections have been used for a long time by politicians and people in the entertainment industry,” says Dr Steve Hajioff, the medical director of alive + well, a private holistic clinic in London. Celebrities as diverse as Nigel Havers, Tara Palmer-Tomkinson and the artist formerly known as Prince have sworn by them. “Sometimes the show really must go on,” says Dr Hajioff. “Performers use B12 jabs to get them through. They’re a healthy alternative to alcohol and drugs.”

The shot contains a whopping 500 times the recommended daily dose of the vitamin (found in meat, fish, eggs and milk), which is needed for the formation of red blood cells and healthy nervous and cardiovascular systems.

An increasing number of busy young professionals are self-medicating with this so-called “energy vitamin”. Most of Dr Hajioff’s patients visit his practice in Covent Garden. Some are so busy that they stage B12 mini- parties at work. “I am now seeing lawyers and City workers, basically people under pressure,” he says. “Most of them are in their late twenties or early thirties and in highly-paid deadline-driven jobs. Not being busy just is not an option for them.”

So much for slow — this is all about going faster. And that’s exactly what Ruthe Waineman wants. “I don’t stop during the day and often work evenings,” says Waineman, 32, a media consultant and single mother. “I was feeling run-down and needed a boost. I heard about B12 from a client and even though I hate needles I gave it a go.” That was April. She has had three jabs since.

“My energy levels surged. I am still woken at night by my daughter but I don’t feel knackered in the morning. I concentrate better, which makes me feel more confident.” Waineman also suffers from endometriosis, a painful disease of the uterus, and claims that B12 has eased her menstrual cycle. She gets jabbed wherever she’s working. “My colleagues at This Morning television programme heard me going on about it and saw the difference so they ’re trying it, too.”

In need of a boost, I join them. Helen Grainger, 30, is a producer and James McAllister, 27, is an assistant producer. They’re so busy pulling the television show together that they can barely find time to drop their pants and be injected. Grainger is nervous of needles. “I got it in my bum because that’s less painful than the arm. But it left a bruise,” she says. Like a man, McAllister took his in the arm. I took the back road. “We use very fine, very small needles,” says Dr Hajioff. The B12 — known scientifically as hydroxocobalamin — is dark red. It takes a few seconds to inject one milligram.

A week later we all reported the same outcomes: increased energy levels, better sleep and a feeling of sharpness.

“I felt much more aware,” says McAllister. “I am not bouncing around with energy, but for the first time I feel like a morning person. I don’t know if the benefits are psychological or physical, but I feel better.”

“I am not a big drinker,” says Grainger. “But I usually get bad hangovers.” Not with the B12. “There was a hangover somewhere inside me but it wasn’t on the surface so I was able to get on with everything. I’d definitely do it again, but only as a short-term solution during a very busy time. I don’t want to get hooked.”

But vitamin B12 is not addictive, says Dr Hajioff. And there is no evidence to suggest that you can overdose on it. Equally, there is no medical proof for any of the claims made by Waineman, Grainger, McAllister or me.

“I think B12 injections sound slightly cranky,” says Dr Juliet Gray, an independent consultant nutritionist and a former science director of the British Nutrition Foundation. “If you feel better afterwards, it could be a placebo effect. But there’s no evidence.”

Yet I have no doubt that it worked. At a personal training session the next day I pushed harder than ever. I then spent a few hours and much cash in a bar with friends. I slept well that night and felt no pain the next day. A week later I am still feeling the benefits.

“We don't know why it makes people feel so good,” says Dr Hajioff. “But 70 per cent of patients report positive results. And I’ve never heard of any side-effects. I would love there to be more research.”

What we do know is that to obtain B12 naturally it’s best to eat animal products — meat and dairy — as they are richer in it than vegetables. Vegetarians and vegans should consider B12 supplements. “Everyone else should get enough through their diet or a daily multivitamin tablet,” says Dr Gray.

A consultation, injection and follow-up from Dr Hajioff costs about £60. This could, literally, be money down the drain. Our bodies are very good at eliminating excess B vitamins in urine.

As a nation we’re getting up earlier and going to bed later but somehow there still aren’t enough hours in the day. We’re all running around like the White Rabbit from Alice in Wonderland. So shouldn’t we slow down? “As a doctor it is very easy to advise someone with a high-pressure job and busy lifestyle to take some rest,” says Dr Hajioff. “But that’s not always possible. So I help people to get what they want from their bodies. However, if after three injections a patient still feels fatigue, we must investigate and look for possible causes. B12 injections should be only a short-term solution.”

They worked for Maggie. And for me. They might work for you. Drop your trousers and see.

Vitamin booster

What’s in it? Each injection contains 1mg of B12, 500 times the Food Standards Agency recommended dose. The B12 is made by bacteria during the fermentation of two plant products, corn steep syrup and molasses. It is then extracted and purified.

Claims to give you more energy and a better ability to cope with stress. The effects last a week or two. Unlike oral supplements, which don’t boost B12 levels above normal, injections temporarily raise energy before the B12 is passed out of the system in urine.

The science Vitamin B12 helps to release energy from food, and maintains a healthy nervous and immune system. A B12 deficiency leads to tiredness and anaemia.

Contacts alive + well, London WC2 (020-7379 5531); aliveandwell.co.uk
The British Nutrition Foundation (020-7404 6504; nutrition.org.uk)

KERRI SMITH

下车前瞅到一眼，法国总统夫妇正式分居了，不由生出种种诧异：

走在一起，不是没有付出高昂代价的——分别与各自配偶离婚，再结婚。

结婚十一年，育有十岁小儿一枚，终于还是散了。

 

想起当年第一夫人孤身飞往利比亚与卡扎菲谈判，飞回的时候，身边多了数名被拘八年之久的保加利亚人质。

——情节美得可以拍电影。可这位夫人平时却常常不耐烦参加权贵聚会的场合，留总统一人挡驾，颇有点魏晋名士的意思。

 

可是你看，外人看到的表面和实质往往有差异。对于我所喜爱的夫妇，总不许他们龃龉离散，这份“不许人间见白头”的心思，没端地显得空洞。

原来郑康成名玄，好学多才，尝受业于马融。融每当讲学，必设绛帐，前聚生徒，后陈声妓，侍女环列左右。玄听讲三年，目不邪视，融甚奇之。及学成而归，融叹曰：“得我学之秘者，惟郑玄一人耳！”玄家中侍婢俱通《毛诗》。一婢尝忤玄意，玄命长跪阶前。一婢戏谓之曰：“‘胡为乎泥中？’”此婢应声曰：“‘薄言往之，逢彼之怒。’”其风雅如此。

——三国演义 第二十二回

惊讶发觉：无论几点起床，动作木还是快，整不整理房间，永远是八点四十出校门买早饭。申明：不是刻意为之！

想起康德日日七点出门散步，风雨无阻，镇上的居民简直可以用他来对表——一下子得意非凡。

 

早上起来，改了古人的诗——

天天意不适，无车无古原。朝阳无限好，抬头又黄昏。

古远的时候，后宫嫔妃晨起各自洒扫庭除，小心置上树叶草料，洒过盐水，好引皇帝的马来吃。

相比之下，汉帝的一位美人可偷懒多了，帝眇了一目，美人以半面妆迎驾，帝大怒，立刻斩了。

汉武帝的老婆，是卫夫人吗？病了，帝要探病，硬是不许，说：色衰则爱弛。不久死了，皇帝大恸。待青愈厚。

但也比不过赵合德的手段。合德比姐姐宜主（飞燕）受宠多了，却努力维持和姐姐的关系，甘居宜主之下，共御外侮。

没因头想起这些野史来——其实我最喜欢第二个故事，很有幽默感。

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

我承认，从没读到过——

我读水浒时，只是爱国地窃想：他们要是生在现下，中国可不又多几枚奥运金牌？！

所以小时水浒中我最暗恋浪里白条，第二名goes to神行太保！

 

 

买早饭回来的路上，看到木芙蓉开了，枝条疏朗，花朵有红白两色，十分美丽可喜。

一瞬间，心像一幅旗，舒展到尽头，在风中飒飒作响。

木芙蓉的花期十分长，我记得，竟有两个多月那么长——在这两个月里，它仿佛永远开不败似的，日日立定枝头。习惯了就不再注意——待我再次注意，它已经不动声色地谢啦。

 

今天又看见了。它是什么时候开的呢？突然想起来，她是黛玉的花。

 

 

 

 

 

 

还没有真正认识一个城市，已经有了对它的款款记忆。

火车一驶进北京站，来不及告诉好朋友——

千里之外，亚南同学携故都的秋向您问好！

 

果真是识趣的人儿，立刻回复：记得踩踩梧桐细细的落蕊！

我对于故都的秋，记忆最深刻的一句是：泡一壶浓茶，在破屋里看一椽蓝天。

其次是，看树叶被扫后地面上留下的缕缕印记，又觉得清闲。

再次是，黄狗之于骆驼，鲈鱼之于大蟹——比喻十分生动有力。

 

我等到香港急急问起天星小轮，浅水湾的影树；港人至沪每每在常德路的公寓门口徘徊不已。

——在别人的回忆里神游故都故国，我们正是乐此不疲。

 

 

和洁坐在那里吹法螺：

——此人靠谱。

——啊？这种做法可是不靠谱哇！

 

靠谱这个词真好用啊！好用到我不由仔细追想，在我认识这个词之前，是用哪个词表达此意呢？

想啊想，发觉原来是英文的decent.

 

 

跟洁说话间，一口气臧否了好几个同学和朋友。

一边说一边不免暗叫惭愧！

 

从来以non-judgmental自诩，此刻才知道心里早就一一分派好了的，

只是没机会没人说而已。

 

真虚伪啊真虚伪。

 

 

（本段为无关的话：bbs，blog中渐渐有色戒的评论了：中国大陆还在就如何下手閹了此片犹疑不决；纽约，汉诺威，香港的观众已经先睹为快。这个世界就是充满着有趣的悖论——几亿人最大的观众群体只能咽口唾沫干等着。）

 

我在北京听报告：核武器的发明，是几十年来世界基本太平的重大原因。想想果真如此，有趣。

 

讲座中略提了一下缅甸问题，会后我举手发问，主讲者只肯说：我国要保证南翼稳定——东翼有朝鲜台湾日本，西边新疆也不怎么太平，缅甸要是一被制裁，南翼再乱，结果不可收拾。

 

回答始终回避我们在缅甸问题的态度在国际社会造成的恶劣影响，说来说去，就是南翼安全，不肯就国外沸反盈天的舆论做一点评价，真是无趣。

 

我心里明白难民问题的严峻性——一旦大量难民涌入我国南部，安置他们真是百分之一千吃力不讨好的事情。谁也不愿揽上这差事。美国安置伊拉克难民才肯出1800万美金，欧盟呢，1000万欧元。安理会里中国就制裁缅甸投了否决票，欧美媒体大造舆论;可是假使中国不投否决票，制裁决议立刻生效，到时让难民管欧美要钱，保准一个个都拉紧褡裢，叫苦不迭。

 

我一直期待多视角，大容量，主观客观兼具的谈话对手的出现。

 

 

跟洁聊天时说，很多人，怎么混的——

本科在某个不具名的旮旯角里念，研究生就堂而皇之上省城了，博士呢，复旦交大北大清华。

恩，这不是借壳上市嘛！

 

一边说一边盘算：哪天我也去北大念个博士？

——国内的高校的文科类博士，就北大我还有点兴趣，愿意做牛做马追求一番，

其他的，都不能让现在的我生出一点引以为荣的感觉，遑论其他。

 

 

 

     下面我最喜欢的故事之一。

     它讲述的不是天才，不是正义战胜邪恶，而是晦涩难解的人性。

     不知二位俄国大师有没有读过：君子坦荡荡，小人常戚戚？

     

 

      屠格涅夫和托尔斯泰也曾渡过一场决斗危机。

　　两位作家间本来就有些芥蒂，可是彼此仍不时交往。1861年6月一同访问诗人费特时，屠格涅夫非常得意地谈起，他的非婚生女儿正在学习行善布施，亲手为穷人补补衣裳。不料托尔斯泰反驳说：“我认为，一个姑娘穿戴得漂漂亮亮，坐在那里修补又脏又臭的破衣裳，不过是装模作样地演戏罢了。”由此引起几场口头的和书面的争吵，双方言词之粗暴尖刻，假如没有托尔斯泰夫妇的相关书札和日记作证，简直叫人难以置信。后来屠格涅夫一再道歉，对方还是下了战书。

　　10月初事情出现转机，托尔斯泰去信言和。但直到16年后，两人才真正复交。

　　屠格涅夫和托尔斯泰一旦交锋，出人命的可能性最大，后者曾在战书上郑重声称，他不会像当时某些决斗者一样虚张声势，而要“动真格的”，接着又发出一封咄咄逼人的信，进一步表示决心。其次，屠格涅夫在多年游猎中练就一手好枪法，托尔斯泰不仅是个纯熟的猎手，并且有丰富的实战经验，他们的武艺绝非常人所能比拟。双方若有一方罹难，俄国文学史上不是少了《处女地》和《散文诗》，便是失去《战争与和平》、《安娜·卡列尼娜》及《复活》，那将是一件不堪设想的千古憾事。从这方面看，19世纪俄国文学的辉煌，在一定程度上似乎可以说是出于侥幸。

 

 

总觉得好朋友是自己在这个落落人世上的分身。

看到洁过得很好，自己也不失意，觉得很高兴。

（可是，她比我瘦哎！七年没见，我反超了比分。。。）

 

衣食不阙如的最低纲领我们都达到了，毫不费力。

可是最高纲领——我们少年时的理想呢？那种一肩担尽古今愁的气魄呢？

 

今天上午的讲座教授跟我们讲：“中国不要想怎么样去改变世界—— 要通过改变自己来改变世界。”——这也适用于个人吧。

 

可是我还是希望听到年轻人说：为天地立心、为生民立命、为往圣继绝学、为万世开太平。虽然我们最终都会慢慢长成踏实靠谱的人。

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

大学毕业五年后才看到东爱——大多数同龄人该是初中时候看的吧！

真遗憾，多么希望还是个小女生的时候，就看到它。

 

因为早知道结局，一切影像对话都像过去进行时，令人悲伤。

 

没时间多写，汇报一句：

已经听得懂莉香说的日文: 我是丸子的女朋友了。

两个月断断续续的成果噢！继续加油！