【英语外刊每日一读】爱因斯坦曾为陈独秀求情

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??netizens?stunned?by revelation that einstein once pleaded to free chinese revolutionary chen duxiu

据称爱因斯坦曾请求释放中国革命家陈独秀，网友对此表示惊讶

the revelation that german-born physicist albert einstein once pleaded for the freedom of chinese revolutionary chen duxiu, one of the founders of the communist party of china (cpc), in 1932 has gone viral on china’s social media, prompting chinese netizens to comment that truth and humanity are borderless.?

1932年，德裔物理学家阿尔伯特·爱因斯坦曾请求释放中国革命家、中国共产党创始人之一的陈独秀，这一消息在中国社交媒体上迅速火了起来，中国网友纷纷表示，真理和人性是无国界的。

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post uploaded on china’s twitter-like sina weibo on monday drew lots of reactions, and the related hashtag “einstein helped chen duxiu” has been viewed more than 290 million times as of wednesday.

周一，新浪微博上的一个帖子引发了网友的热烈反响，截至周三，相关话题“爱因斯坦为陈独秀求过情”的点击量已达2.9亿次。

the post pointed out that when chen was arrested in 1932 by the kuomintang, einstein and other academicians from different countries including uk and us wrote letters to chiang kai-shek, head of the kuomintang, to plead for his release.

该帖子指出，1932年陈独秀被国民党逮捕后，爱因斯坦和其他来自英美等国的学者向国民党领导人蒋介石致信，请求释放陈独秀。

einstein wrote that chen should not be a prisoner and asked chiang to release him.?his words showed his appreciation for chen’s achievements in literature.

爱因斯坦在信中写道，陈独秀不应该被囚禁，蒋介石应该将他释放。爱因斯坦在话语中显示他对陈独秀文学成就的赞赏。

however, chiang refused their requests due to chen’s identity as one of the founders of the cpc, and the fact that he wanted to punish chen as a lesson to other cpc members and revolutionaries.

然而，蒋介石拒绝了他们的请求，因为陈独秀是中国共产党的创始人之一，他想要杀一儆百，以震慑其他党员和革命者。

many netizens were surprised to hear the story and said that they had not realized chen and einstein lived at the same time.

许多网友在听说这一事迹后都感到很惊讶，他们表示都没有意识到陈独秀和爱因斯坦是同一个时代的人。

some praised both men in their comments, saying that it reflects chen’s contribution and influence in the world’s cultural circle at that time, and as one of the pioneers of china’s new culture movement, chen did much to spread marxism. einstein is also worthy of respect as he had a grand view of history and humankind that transcended nationality.

一些网友在评论中对两人表示了赞扬，称这表明了陈独秀在当时世界文化圈的贡献和影响，作为中国新文化运动的先驱之一，陈独秀为传播马克思主义做了很多工作。爱因斯坦也值得尊敬，因为他拥有超越国籍的历史观和人文观。

chen’s image has become strengthened in many young chinese people’s minds after a revolution-themed tv drama?the awakening age, the story of how the cpc was founded in 1921, became a hit among young audiences.

随着讲述1921年中国共产党如何成立的革命题材电视剧《觉醒时代》在年轻观众中走红，陈独秀的形象在许多中国年轻人心中得到了强化。

as one of the lead characters in the drama, chen, played by chinese actor yu hewei, had large numbers of fans because of his strong faith, loyalty to the country and people, as well as?erudition, qualities shared by his two sons, chen yannian and chen qiaonian.

作为剧中的主角之一，由中国演员于和伟饰演的陈独秀因其坚定的信仰、对国家和人民的忠诚，以及他的两个儿子陈延年和陈乔年的博学和优良品质而吸引了大批粉丝。

“they have never just been profile photos on textbooks, they are vivid and outstanding people who live beside us. this is what
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i felt when i watched the tv drama,” a beijing high school student surnamed fang told the global times on wednesday.