《老外在中国》：在中国飞车

The Chinese are hardened commuters and ride bicycles out of necessity. It also seems that Chinese people HATE their bikes. They spend as little as possible when buying one. They kick them. Let them fall on the ground. Never repair them. Allow them to rust into oblivion and then throw them away when they are of no more use. It is like they are just using their bikes for a quick ride until something sexier comes along. This divergence in mentality has sometimes reared a frustrating struggle for this itinerant Canuck, and I fear that my attempts at bringing my set of commuting values to what I thought was a round hole has left me sticking out like a square peg.

而中国的骑车族却有些麻木，他们骑自行车完全是出于需要。同时，中国人看起来似乎很讨厌自己的自行车。他们尽可能低价购买自行车，还会对自行车拳打脚踢，任由车子在风中被吹倒，也从来不去修理它们。他们让自行车慢慢生锈然后完全烂掉，当车子一无是处的时候就扔掉它们。中国人似乎仅仅把自行车当成代步的工具，等有了更性感更拉风的车子之后就把它们抛弃掉。这种心理分歧会时不时让我心中涌起一种令人丧气的心理挣扎。我害怕当我把那套加拿大的交通价值观带到中国来的时候，我会像圆凿上的方枘一样，显得格格不入。