22.What is paradox

22.What is "paradox"?

Some people are very pessimistic and some are very optimistic about China's economy in 2019. When I asked Mr. Wu Bofan, he gave me an interesting answer. 2019, he said, is a year of paradox. what do you mean? You see, the English word paradox is paradox, which is composed of two parts. Para means parallel, and DOX means truth and truth. That is to say, the opposite two truths go hand in hand.

Usually when we mention the word paradox, we often pay attention to the word "paradox", which emphasizes its unreasonable and inconsistent side. But in the real world, two kinds of inconsistent truths go hand in hand, which is the norm.

Therefore, you can say that China's economy in 2019 is both good and bad. This is the truth itself, not the muddle.

If you have to come to a clear single conclusion, it just exposes your own biased perspective of observation, that's all.

什么是“悖论”？

关于2019年的中国经济，有的人非常悲观，有的人非常乐观，当我问到吴伯凡老师的时候，他给我的答案很有意思。他说，2019年就是个悖论之年。什么意思？你看，悖论这个词的英文是paradox，是由两部分组成的，para是并行的意思，dox是真相、真理的意思。也就是说，相反的两种真相并行在一起。

平时我们一提起悖论这个词，往往关注的是这个“悖”字，就是强调它不合理、不一致的一面。但是真实世界里呢，两种不一致的真相并行在一起，这是常态。

所以，2019年的中国经济你可以说是又好又不好，这就是真相本身，不是和稀泥。

如果你非要得出一个明确的单一结论，只是暴露了你自己有偏向的观察视角，仅此而已啊。

重点词汇

what do you mean 你是什么意思

composed of 由…组成

go hand in hand 密切相关地，同时并进地

pay attention to 注意

real world 真实世界 ; 现实世界

kinds of 各种各样的 ; 不同种类 ; 是很多种

hand in hand 手拉手的，携着手的