重组reassembly mod:热爱莎士比亚的温家宝

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2011年6月26日，中国总理温家宝（中，左）拜访位于英格兰斯特拉特福（Stratford-upon-Avon）的莎士比亚故居时与英国文化大臣亨特(Jeremy Hunt)（中，右）一起观看两位女演员表演《哈姆雷特》。
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其在中国国有媒体上的写照来看，被崇拜者称为“温爷爷”的68岁的国务院总理温家宝天资聪颍，爱好广泛：他爱打篮球，会打太极，喜欢上网冲浪，自然灾害过后会帮助清理残骸。当然，所有这些活动都是在他管理国家以及考虑经济发展问题之外的空闲时间进行的。
最近，温家宝又多了一项新的爱好：他是莎士比亚作品的忠实爱好者。
上周日，温家宝出访英国期间拜访埃文河畔斯特拉特福（Stratford-upon-Avon）的莎士比亚故居时说，我从小就曾反复阅读莎士比亚的作品，看过莎士比亚的戏剧，比如《第十二夜》（Twelfth Night）、《奥赛罗》（Othello）、《李尔王》（King Lear）以及《哈姆雷特》（Hamlet）。莎士比亚的作品，不是读一遍，不是读十遍，而是要读一百遍才能读懂。
在访问英国之前，温家宝出访了匈牙利，周一他将飞赴德国进行访问。温家宝此次为期五天的欧洲之行重在政治会谈。不过温家宝也说在参观莎士比亚故居前他读了一些文学评论文章。据新华社报道，温家宝以歌德评价莎士比亚的文章为例，说了这样一番话：当我读到他的第一篇作品的时候，我已经觉得我是属于他了。当我读了他的全部作品时，就从一个盲人变成能够看到整个世界的人。
据新华社报道，温家宝还观看了两位英国女演员演绎的《哈姆雷特》经典片段。
中国领导人对莎士比亚的溢美之词令伦敦市长鲍里斯•约翰逊（Boris Johnson）在给《每日电讯报》（Telegraph）撰写的一篇专栏文章中写道，在他那个时代，莎士比亚是“既定秩序下的诗人”。
无论莎士比亚是否同中国政府意欲传递的政治信息相符，观看《哈姆雷特》经典片段的做法同温家宝青睐的带民粹主义烙印的公众外交行为相一致。出国访问时温家宝经常会在行程中插入一些文化活动。
中国外交部在一份声明中说，上周五在布达佩斯，温家宝参观了罗兰大学（Eotvos Lorand University），并观看了学生表演的匈中两国的民歌和诗歌。
在向匈牙利学生赠送一批汉语教学书籍之前，温家宝说，每个民族都有自己的长处，不同文明之间可以相互交流、相互借鉴。
上个月访问东京期间，温家宝会见了日本男子乐团组合SMAP，乐团成员用中文为温家宝演唱了他们的流行单曲《世界惟一的花》。
在拜访莎士比亚故居期间，温家宝也传递一条政治讯息，他指出中国也有伟大的文学作品。温家宝说，中华民族有五千年历史，文学作品浩如烟海。从这些作品中，你可以了解我们这个伟大国家苦难的经历，也可以了解她奋斗和壮大的过程。只有了解和尊重一个国家的历史、人民的创造，才能奠定与这个国家友谊的基础。
2011年 06月 27日 18:03
More Matter, Less Art: Wen's Love for Shakespeare

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Judging by his portrayal in China's state-run media, Wen Jiabao, the country's 68-year-old premier known as 'Grandpa Wen' to admirers, has talents that run the gamut. He plays basketball, does taichi, surfs the Internet, and helps clear rubble after natural disasters -- all, of course, while he's not busy running the world's most populous country and pondering economic development.
The latest addition to the list: He's a diligent Shakespeare enthusiast.
'I read and reread many of Shakespeare's plays as a young man, and I have watched some of his plays, such as Twelfth Night, Othello, King Lear and Hamlet,' Mr. Wen said Sunday while visiting William Shakespeare's home in Stratford-upon-Avon during a trip to the U.K., according to a copy of his remarks. 'His works were not to be read only once or even ten times. They must be read up to a hundred times to be fully understood.'
Mr. Wen, who visited Hungary and will next fly to Germany on Monday on a five-day European tour focused on political meetings, also said he had reviewed some literary analysis before his visit. He cited a remark by Goethe as an example, according to China's Xinhua news agency: 'When I read Shakespeare's first play, I already felt I belonged to him. When I read all of his plays, I felt like a blind man finally seeing the whole world.'
Mr. Wen also watched actors perform a scene from 'Hamlet,' Xinhua said.
The Chinese leader's gushing over Shakespeare led London mayor Boris Johnson to note in a column for the Telegraph that the Bard was, in his time, 'the poet of the established order':
Whether or not Shakespeare fits the political message Beijing wants to deliver, a viewing of 'Hamlet' is in keeping with the populist brand of public diplomacy favored by Mr. Wen, who has often added cultural events to his visits abroad.
In Budapest on Friday, Mr. Wen visited Eotvos Lorand University and watched students perform Hungarian and Chinese folk songs and poems, China's foreign ministry said in a statement.
'Every ethnic group has its own strengths, different cultures can interact and learn from each other,' Wen said, before giving Chinese books to the students.
While visiting Tokyo last month, Mr. Wen met with the Japanese boy band SMAP, whose members serenaded him with a rendition of their popular song 'The Only Flower In The World.'
Mr. Wen also delivered a political message during his Shakespeare outing, noting that China also has great literary works. 'By reading about China's history and culture, you will learn more about my country and the road it has traveled, including how it became strong and powerful and the great sufferings it has gone through,' he said. 'People need to respect history and the fruits of other people's intellect if they are to build a strong foundation for true friendship.'
Owen Fletcher