Chinese characters as sacrificial lambs: Admittedly this kind of sarcasm may be a little sharp, but 37 years on from the Chinese Communists 'reform of the writing system, the Mainland's simplified characters have reached a point where a critical reappraisal is unavoidable.
這樣的譏評固然有點凌厲，但是自從卅七年前中共實施文字改革以來，大陸的簡體用字已面臨不得不檢討的關卡。