至少从精神角度看,文化与国家身份焦虑一直困扰着中国人,尤其是较为敏感的知识分子。但过去一个多世纪的大多数时间里,感受到这种焦虑的人们似乎总是在极端的情绪、观念之间摇摆,而难以做出理性的抉择 At least from a spiritual perspective, culture and national identity anxiety have plagued Chinese people, especially the more sensitive intellectuals. But for most of the past centuries, people who feel this anxiety seem to be rocking between extreme emotions and ideas, making it hard to make rational choices