《你好,中国》( Hello, China ):93-Contradiction(矛盾）

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Mao, meaning spear, is used to attack, and dun, meaning shield, is used for defence. In China they are put together to represent a contradiction.

Long long ago a man was selling his spear and shield. He said that his spear was the sharpest one and could cut through any shield. And then he said his shield was the toughest one and nothing could cut through it. But what would happen if the spear was used to stab the shield? The man couldn't answer the question.

The story tells us not to be caught in maodun. Maodun describes the relationship between things on the opposite positions.

单词速记：

1.contradiction [ˌkɑːntrəˈdɪkʃn]  n.(事实、看法、行动等的)不一致，矛盾，对立;反驳;驳斥

contra 反对，相反 + dict 说，讲 + ion名词后缀 → 矛盾

contra [ˈkɑntrə]  n.相反；对立面;对销；抵销；对方（尤指贷方） prep.反对…；与…相反 adj.叛乱者的；反政府势力的 adv.反对地；相反地

contradict [ˌkɑːntrəˈdɪkt] v.反驳;驳斥;批驳;相抵触;相矛盾;相反

contra 反对；相反；对比 + dict 说 → 反着说 → 同…矛盾

There is a contradiction between the two sets of figures.

这两组数据相互矛盾。

2.spear [spɪr]  n.矛;标枪;(某些植物的)嫩枝，幼芽  v.用矛刺;用尖物刺穿

同源词：spar,spike,spire

She speared an olive with her fork.

她用叉子扎起一个橄榄。

3. shield [ʃiːld]  n.盾(牌);保护人;保护物;掩护物;屏障;(保护机器和操作者的)护罩，防护屏，挡板 v.保护某人或某物(免遭危险、伤害或不快);给…加防护罩

同源词：scale，shell

The gunman used the hostages as a human shield .

持枪歹徒用人质作人体盾牌。

4.stab [stæb]  v.(用刀等锐器)刺，戳，捅;(用手指或尖物)戳，刺 n.刺;戳;捅;刺(或戳、捅)的伤口;突然一阵剧痛(或难受的感觉);尝试;企图

She stabbed him in the arm with a screwdriver.

她用螺丝刀在他胳膊上戳了一下。

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