1980年夏天,我去中华书局采访,书局的负责同志告诉我,他们准备创办一个普及性的刊物,刊名叫《文史知识》。具体负责筹备工作的,是一位年近不惑,精力充沛的中年知识分子。他向我介绍了关于刊物的种种设想。但他却担心地说:“目前是那些猎奇的、惊险的、登载趣闻轶事的、封面用大美人头像的刊物最吃得开,像我们 In the summer of 1980, I went to interview with Zhonghua Book Company. The comrades in charge of the bookstore told me that they were going to start a popular journal named ”Literary and Historical Knowledge.“ Specifically responsible for the preparatory work, is a nearly perplexed, energetic middle-aged intellectuals. He introduced me to various ideas about publications. But he was worried to say: ”At present, those are curious, thrilling, published interesting anecdotes, the cover with the most beautiful head of the publication of the most eaten, like us