https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/takes 《纽约客》为纪念创刊百年,邀请一众作家重新回顾历史上的一些经典篇章,读起来有意思,还能让人发现一些宝藏文章。比如EB White写美国登月的这段话,真的是绝妙啊!The moon, it turns out, is a great place for men. One-sixth gravity must be a lot of fun, and when Armstrong and Aldrin went into their bouncy little dance, like two happy children, it was a moment not only of triumph but of gaiety. The moon, on the other hand, is a poor place for flags. Ours looked stiff and awkward, trying to float on the breeze that does not blow. (There must be a lesson here somewhere.) It is traditional, of course, for explorers to plant the flag, but it struck us, as we watched with awe and admiration and pride, that our two fellows were universal …