LONDON – As I put pen to paper, my wife threw out a seasonal challenge: “Christmas is approaching – the time for peace and joy and all that. Can’t you write about something that will make people happy?”
伦敦——我提笔写这篇文章时，我妻子抛出了一个应景的难题：“圣诞节就要到了，人们应该享受和平快乐。你就不能写点让人高兴的话题？”