1. 其實，全球后工業化過程中，看看上海浦東、吉隆坡雙子塔和美國世貿廢墟等為“第一高樓”爭得打破頭，看看一幢樓里一模一樣的房子高一層即貴一萬元，便可明白人類這種登高望遠的野心。即使“上九天攬月”也不再是嫦娥或庫布里克的奧德賽之夢了，從加加林的首航和阿姆斯特朗的“一小步”，到美國富翁狄托那次昂貴卻貨真價實的太空旅游，人類才花了二十幾年。據說兩年內將啟動的Sub-Orbital Flights子軌道飛行，每人只需5萬美金就可以預定座位了。如果張雨生還活著的話，想去月球他就去吧。

譯文：In fact， it is quite easy to understand the wish of human being to be the highest when we see the fierce competition for the highest one among the high buildings in Pudong， the Twin Tower in Kuala Lumpur， and the ruins of the World Trade Center， or when we are shocked by the sharp increase in price for the same houses at different stories in a building. To travel in the outer space is not longer something absolutely impossible—— it only after 20 years later since Gagarins first navigation in the outer space and Armstrongs little step there that Ditto， an American rich man， took his expensive but real travel in space. It is said the Sub-Orbital Flights Subtrack Flight to be launched within 2 years will only charge 50 thousand dollars for the reservation from each passenger. If Zhang Yusheng， a famous singer in China， was still alive， he could realize his dream of visiting the moon.

2.有觀點就必然有差異，即使是不同的聲音在媒體中也都擁有了發表的空間（鳳凰衛視的《時事辯論會》節目中，擁戰派和反戰派的嘉賓就吵得不亦樂乎）。這充分證明適當地拓廣輿論空間，并不會打破一個社會的秩序和穩定。相反恰恰是在不同觀點的沖撞中，使得公眾得以從不同的角度接受信息、思考問題，而一種平衡的輿論機制正在潛移默化中自發形成。

譯文：The differences in opinions are something that can not be avoided. The mass media offers that area of argumentation （in Current Affairs sponsored by Phoenix Satellite Television Station， those for and against the war against Iraq had a heated debate.） By that， the practice of reasonably expanding the space for mass opinions was fully proved doing little harm to the social order and stability. Instead， the general public can get information and consider the situation in a comprehensive way because of the existence of large number of different ideas. As a result， a balanced mass opinion mechanism gradually comes into being.

3.上海在縮短與國際大都市硬件上的時差的成績還體現在城市天際線的高度上。1932年，24層的上海國際飯店建成，當時號稱遠東第一高樓，并在50年內保持著上海第一高樓的身份，直到——深圳超過了它，北京超過了它，上海自身以幾千座摩天建筑超過了它。任何一座最高建筑最多只能“各領高度三五年”，然后被更高的建筑取代，這種建筑的宿命與城市努力縮短國際時差的動機是一致的。

譯文：Shanghai's progress in shorten the distance in infrastructures with the other metropolis can also be displayed in its high building. Shanghai International Hotel， a 24-stored-building ranking 1st in height in the Far East at that time， remained the highest building in Shanghai for 50 years. Later， it was surpassed by those high buildings in Shenzhen and Beijing， and similarly by the thousands of skyscrapers in Shanghai. Today， any building can only enjoy its fame of being the highest one for about 3-5 years， and then will be replaced by some other higher as the highest ones. Consequently， that fact makes endless the efforts made by the city to reduce its differences with the other cities.