劍橋筆記(一個英國家族六代人的中國故事英文版)(精)
內容大鋼
本書以紀實散文的形式，描寫了「中國政府友誼獎」獲得者、英國投資人和創業家西蒙·霍沃思家族綿延六代人、長達140多年的中國故事。本書作者、《長江日報》高級編輯余坦坦在創作過程中兩赴英國，對霍沃思家族進行實地訪談，並在劍橋大學圖書館、大英博物館等地搜集了大量資料，對霍沃思家族在中國的足跡進行了大量研究，使霍沃思家族的歷史形象更加清晰飽滿。書中呈現的霍沃思家族各位先輩依次登場，令讀者仿佛置身一場盛大的訪談現場。訪談「嘉賓」怎樣到中國，去了中國的哪些城市，以及中國留給他們什麼印象？這些問題的答案都可以從書中覓得。
作者介紹
余坦坦|責編:丁冰鑒//管一凡|譯者:唐林//堵海鷹
余坦坦，男，1963年生，祖籍安徽霍山，現居湖北武漢。作家、歷史學者、長江日報高級編輯。兩次榮獲中國新聞獎一等獎，已出版《梅圃清流》《笑遨江湖》《簫聲劍影》《我在現場！》等作品9部。
目錄
Preface Paving the Way for Another 150 Years of Good Relations with This Wonderful Country
Chapter 1 Discoveries in the Attic
1. The story starts from Free Green Farm
2. An English gentleman jumping out of a Range Rover
3. Britain -- a country with secrets
4. Simon gives me a key to the UK
5. An email from Sir Philip Haworth
6. The expectation of the portmanteau
7. Keeping the appointment with ancestors and history
8. Simon and the portmanteau seem to be looking at each other affectionately
9. This is an old bronze portmanteau
10. Simon found the "New China"
11. Simon felt there were several pairs of eyes watching him from the depths of history
12. The proof has been found!
13. The family's forgotten story was dug out
Chapter 2 The Oral Account of the Farm
Section 1 The oral account of Free Green Farm
l. "I am Free Green Farm" .
2. Cheshire -- a treasure trove of attractions
3. Manchester's brighter past
4. The ford across the river that was used by King Knut
5. Peover -- a typical example of English countryside
6. Free public lawns
7. 350 acres of land
Section 2 The oral account of Sir Philip Haworth
1. The third baronet
2. Baronet
3. "Sir Haworth Bt. of Dunham Massey"
4. Baronet Arthur Geoffrey Haworth
5. Chairman of the Hale Orchestra
6. Five children
7. "My son Simon is taking my part"
8. "I have lived on the farm all my life"
9. The past, present and future of Free Green Farm
10. Architectural treasure in the style of northwest England
11. Things you will never forget
Section 3 The inflection point and intersection
Section 4 The oral account of Dorothea Gaddum
l. "We should go to China again!"
2. There was no sign of the "Communist Iron Curtain"
3. "Hot Wuhan"
4. The second trip to China was to learn about local politics
5. Rich Chinese heritage
Section 5 The family memories will last forever
Section 6 The oral account of Christopher Haworth
l. He nicknamed his younger brother "Chinese Simon"
2. Chinese Simon
3. Simon's "Chinese temperament and interests" shaped by his family genes
Section 7 The oral account of Henry Theodore Gaddum
I. The Chinese story that I "wove"
2. Silk -- a great Chinese commodity
3. The world industrial revolution "originated" in China
4. The familv's business instincts deserve a record in the history of
the development of Manchester
5. The silk trade began in 1875
6. The western end of the Silk Road
Section 8 The oral account of Harry Gaddum
l. Life in Britain was not so happy
2. A long journey
3. "My days in China were the happiest of my life!"
Section 9 "It's a fabulous narrative."
Chapter 3 The Cambridge Report
1. "The Cambridge version of the Yellow Crane Tower will
become a famous scenic spot like Big Ben!"
2. To duplicate a Yellow Crane Tower, I like it!
3. A phenomenal figure
4. Anthony Gaddum
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