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奖拿不到，但是文章要继续写，事实上村上春树也算是比较高产的著名作家了。村上春树的新书《大萝卜和难挑的鳄梨》收录了他为日本时尚杂志《an·an》撰写的52篇生活随笔的合集，每一篇的内容都无比贴近生活，语言风趣幽默之余，平淡中却彰显着细腻。这一本随笔集大概也向大家展现一个最为真实的村上春树。
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”写小说时，小说家脑中必须有许多抽屉。微不足道的小插曲、小知识、小记忆、个人的世界观（之类的东西）……写起小说来，这些材料随处会有用武之地。但倘若把它们以诸如随笔的形式漫不经心地抛出去，就无法在小说里派上用场了。于是我吝啬了一下，悄悄地把它们藏进了抽屉中。然而小说一旦写完，便会剩下些未曾动用的抽屉，其中有些材料似乎就可以用于随笔。“
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”我已经有了一定的年纪，但绝对不管自己叫“大叔”。是的，确实该叫“大叔”，或者该叫“老爹”了，毫无疑问就是这样的年龄，可我自己不这么叫。若问什么缘故，那是因为当一个人自称“我已经是大叔啦”的时候，他就变成真正的大叔了。
女人也一样。当自己声称“我已经是大婶啦”的时候（哪怕是玩笑或者谦虚），她就变成真正的大婶了。话语一旦说出口，就拥有这样的力量。真的。
我认为，人与年龄相称，自然地活着就好，根本不必装年轻，但同时也没必要勉为其难，硬把自己弄成大叔大婶。关于年龄，我觉得最重要的就是尽量不去想。平时忘记它就可以。万不得已时，只要私下里在脑袋尖上回想一下就够了。
每天早晨在盥洗间里洗脸刷牙，然后对着镜子审视自己的脸。每一次我都想：唔，糟糕，上年纪啦。然而同时又想：不过，年龄的确是在一天天增长。呃，也就是这么回事吧。再一寻思：这样不是恰到好处吗？“
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”海豹油在日本也买得到，只是价格相对偏高，去奥斯陆时顺便在当地买了些。在保健食品店里，我正打算买胶囊，收银台的大婶却告诉我：“服用胶囊不如直接喝新鲜的油，效果更好。只不过呢，就是稍微有点腥。”……然而实际上，那可绝不是什么“稍微有点腥”。不开玩笑，奇腥无比。腥得就像“早晨睁开眼一看，身上骑着一头大海豹，怎么推也推不开，还被它强行撬开了嘴巴，伴着温乎乎的口气，把湿漉漉的舌头使劲伸了进来”。你绝对不愿遇到这样的倒霉事吧？“
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【每日读报】- 2014·10·29
1、四中全会《决定》起草征求老干部意见；《说明》指司法领域存在“吃了原告吃被告”等问题；（新京报）
2、军网评徐案：没因患病放其一马；徐才厚涉受贿被除党籍、取消上将军衔移送审查；（现代快报）
3、英国末代港督施压梁振英让步；“学联”称“占中”可考虑向罢工罢市罢课转型；（环球时报-环球网）
4、美媒：中国欲抽取喜马拉雅水源；而作为潜在“受害者”的越南印度等国或许不会赞同；（《福布斯》双周刊网站）
5、朱镕基入选2014胡润慈善榜；有3位非企业家上榜，分别为朱镕基、徐绍村和李春平；（第一财经日报）
6、小机场近8成亏损仍难抵建设潮；“飞一次亏一次”背后是政府高额补贴；（东方早报）
7、山西岢临高速石缝用墨汁画出；标段负责人：资质是借来的，部偷工减料就挣不到钱；（中国青年网）
8、高盛：美国将称霸油市，OPEC已丧失原油定价权；（汇通网）
9、阿里股价盘中突破100美元创新高，市值超沃尔玛；（凤凰科技）
10、被扎针女婴预计1周可出院，体内12根针全部取出；（新京报）
11、越南新娘：养妈会教导返越方法；3年30万越南新娘远嫁他乡，其中存在一女多嫁现象；（法制网-法制日报）
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About the game:
USA as a world power? In E-Sim it is possible!
In E-Sim we have a huge, living world, which is a mirror copy of the Earth. Well, maybe not completely mirrored, because the balance of power in this virtual world looks a bit different than in real life. In E-Sim, USA does not have to be a world superpower, It can be efficiently managed as a much smaller country that has entrepreneurial citizens that support it's foundation. Everything depends on the players themselves and how they decide to shape the political map of the game.
Work for the good of your country and see it rise to an empire.
Activities in this game are divided into several modules. First is the economy as a citizen in a country of your choice you must work to earn money, which you will get to spend for example, on food or purchase of weapons which are critical for your progress as a fighter. You will work in either private companies which are owned by players or government companies which are owned by the state. After progressing in the game you will finally get the opportunity to set up your own business and hire other players. If it prospers, we can even change it into a joint-stock company and enter the stock market and get even more money in this way.
In E-Sim, international wars are nothing out of the ordinary.
Become an influential politician.
The second module is a politics. Just like in real life politics in E-Sim are an extremely powerful tool that can be used for your own purposes. From time to time there are elections in the game in which you will not only vote, but also have the ability to run for the head of the party you're in. You can also apply for congress, where once elected you will be given the right to vote on laws proposed by your fellow congress members or your president and propose laws yourself. Voting on laws is important for your country as it can shape the lives of those around you. You can also try to become the head of a given party, and even take part in presidential elections and decide on the shape of the foreign policy of a given state (for example, who to declare war on). Career in politics is obviously not easy and in order to succeed in it, you have to have a good plan and compete for the votes of voters.
You can go bankrupt or become a rich man while playing the stock market.
The international war.
The last and probably the most important module is military. In E-Sim, countries are constantly fighting each other for control over territories which in return grant them access to more valuable raw materials. For this purpose, they form alliances, they fight international wars, but they also have to deal with, for example, uprisings in conquered countries or civil wars, which may explode on their territory. You can also take part in these clashes, although you are also given the opportunity to lead a life as a pacifist who focuses on other activities in the game (for example, running a successful newspaper or selling products).
At the auction you can sell or buy your dream inventory.
E-Sim is a unique browser game. It's creators ensured realistic representation of the mechanisms present in the real world and gave all power to the players who shape the image of the virtual Earth according to their own. So come and join them and help your country achieve its full potential.
Invest, produce and sell - be an entrepreneur in E-Sim.
Take part in numerous events for the E-Sim community.
