Chapter 34 who is stupider than who

Sanlian Life Weekly Author: Lau Le The word "Idiot" roughly means "fool" in Chinese, and "Dammy" means "stupid".However, I don't see much difference whether the original meaning of this word is in English or in Chinese translation. The first time I knew there was a difference between the two words was when they were used in book titles. "Guide to Idiots" (ie "...for Dummies") is a set of books published by McMillan Publishing Company, and "Complete Books of Idiots" (ie "The Complete Idiots...") is a book called "The Complete Idiots..." of IDG Company. DOS Dummies" publication, but the publishers soon discovered that the world's fools or idiots are by no means limited to the computer field, so now there are 373 "idiot books" (including "The White Wine Idiot's Guide", "The Red Wine Idiot's Guide" and "The Red Wine Idiot's Guide"). Guide to Buying a Car for Dummies and even Sexual Behavior for Dummies, etc.), 300 "Books for Dummies" (including Blues Dance for Dummies, Telepathy for Dummies, Staying Loyal for Dummies, Dating For Dummies, etc.).Among them, the qualifications of "Idiot" are said to be older than "Idiot", and "Idiot" made a profit of 121 million US dollars in 1997, while "Idiot" only made 120 million.However, the "fool" is obviously better than the "stupid" in terms of the innovative spirit and timeliness of the topic.Idiots, for example, just released Titanic Idiots and Starr Idiots last year.The latter book is said to have been written by a lawyer who specializes in bankruptcy lawsuits, and it explains many issues such as what is meant by "impeachment".

But in the final analysis, an idiot is still an idiot, so the style of the two sets of books is almost exactly the same.They're written for guys who are on the go and want to know everything, and are filled with similar short chapters, paragraphs, and countless sidenotes.The people who edited both sets complained that whenever they tried to put some really technical terms in it, their editors ordered them to be removed.This does not mean, however, that the two sets of books are therefore paragons of concise writing.To keep each volume at 300 to 400 pages, The Idiot's Guide to Classical Music had to compete with The Idiot's Complete Book of Living With In-Laws.same thickness.And a 400-page home economics encyclopedia can imagine how boring it is.Good thing it's published in America, the "racial melting pot," so it's full of "racial fusion" quizzes like this: Abdul is a woman from Egypt who falls in love with an Italian-American Girl Gina, what race should their children belong to?

However, the publishers of both sets of books also stubbornly distinguish between "dumb" and "dumb". The publishers of "Idiots" accuse "Idiots" of writing principles that are too "impersonal" and think that the editors of these books have really treated their readers as idiots, while the editors of "Idiots" clearly "understand a science." is a complex process and our publication is but a guide". "Fool" retorts that "Fool"'s subject matter is too bizarre and its interpretation is too casual. The Idiot's answer to this is rather like a twist learned from "The Idiot's Guide to Interpersonal Relationships": "We pay more attention to the psychological strangeness that readers feel when faced with a problem."

For the average reader, there are far more practical differences between the two sets than these subtle emotional issues.For example, the bibliographies on interpersonal relationships in politics in both sets of books mention the need to read widely and keep an eye on current events, but the "dumb" advocates reading "People", and the "dumb" recommends "USA Today".The solution lies in whether you prefer to be "stupid" or "fool". My own tendency is to do nothing.I always remember a classical music guide I saw on the Internet.It calls itself "Vulgar" and nothing else."Don't trust the 'guide for dummies'," the article's author wrote. "I'm not stupid, and neither are you. Being able to click your mouse all the way through a search engine to find this article shows that you are not stupid."