欢送本学会常务理事、新晋正教授俞宁先生光荣退会
刘正
俞宁先生是本学会创始期常务理事和核心组成员、学刊英文编委,虽然其个人专业是英美文学(特别是对于Thoreau的研究),但是他的汉学造诣一直为学界仰慕,就是其单位也在开设相关课程:
https://westerntoday.wwu.edu/tags/ning-yu
他的父亲是汉语学界大名鼎鼎的俞敏教授。而英语学界鼎鼎大名的胡兆麟教授,据他本人说是他的舅舅。他的研究专业是英美文学,又承汉语研究的家学传统,自然是属于“镇中西”那一类的学霸好汉。如我等出身日本关西地区的京都学派的“镇关西”是无法与之相比的。
至今,我没有见过他。但是他当选为本学会常务理事后,我认真仔细地通过网络、人事和论著加深对他的了解。我仔细阅读了这里对他的全部评价:
http://www.ratemyprofessors.com/ShowRatings.jsp?tid=223043
有的说他:
This was probably my least favorite class here. This professor's teaching mechanisms were unclear and unnecessary. The syllabus was always changing and many homework assignments were deleted/added minutes before class would start making it impossible to actually be on top of your work in this class. He didn't answer emails. Not the smoothest class.
或者:
Although I find Early American Lit. to be extremely boring, I absolutely love professor Yu. I have had him for two other classes as well, and have enjoyed him as a prof each time. The key to understanding his pedagogy is to disagree with him/the text. The class pace is on the slower side; however, he is incredibly intelligent and sweet!
也有说他:
This class was incredibly monotonous. If you love Thoreau and his ideas, you will love the class, but make sure you know beforehand. I had never read much Thoreau, and it turns out I'm not a fan. This class drags on and on, and Prof. Yu doesn't do much to offer alternative opinions.
或者:
Real nice guy, and quite intelligent. However, his grading is terrible. This is a class where it doesn't matter how much you learn or how well you do on the assignments/tests, you just have to say "what you found interesting" as many times throughout the meetings as possible.
再看得分点,既有1分,也有5分。褒贬不一。这我并不吃惊。因为大陆的评师网上对我的评价也是这样:http://www.pinglaoshi.com (打开,查华东师范大学即可)当然,学生党员张某曾给学校写告密信举报我“讲课有政治倾向问题”的评价,无人敢公开写出来!反而是我一直不依不饶地要求学校党委举证说明!不然我就上诉教育部!(我简直就是个一点也不省油的“镇关西”啊!)
——我吃惊的是居然有人指责这个北京外国语大学英语本科毕业、留美博士并工作和生活在美国三十几年的他,英语口音有问题:
Ning has a very interesting perspective on American lit due to the fact that he's from China. His accent can be difficult to understand, especially in a big lecture hall.
这让只会说汉语和日语(尤其是关西日语)的我,每天还在四小时以上学习英语,该如何还有勇气和信心继续学下去?!回头想想我自己:一口地道的关西日语,不也是经常被日本人夸我“日语说得真好”!我心里知道:肯定哪里发音给了日本人不“本邦”的感觉了!因为我的北京话和汉语,从来没有人表扬过说我的“汉语说得真好”。
言归正传。俞宁先生在参与本学会创始时期,一直是 Western Washington University在职的Associate Professor。直到2018年的春季,他这个在美国学习和任教三十几年的人终于成了Western Washington University的正教授了。如果他当年取得博士学位后就立刻回国工作的话,有“汉语学界大名鼎鼎的俞敏教授”这样的父亲和“英语学界鼎鼎大名的胡兆麟教授”那样的舅舅,抗着美国著名大学的洋博士学位,现在顶不济也必定是“二级教授和长江学者”了!谦虚点说,一不留神肯定早已经是“一级资深教授”了。因此,俞宁先生一发少年狂,就声称“国内的长江学者到我任教的大学就读本科我还担心他跟不上进度”这样的话就冒了出来。大家相对一笑,不加评价。
凡性情中人,必有狂放之言!俞宁先生,庶几类之。
记得我当时立刻就整理了全部语言学专业长江学者总名单,请他告诉我们究竟哪一个的英语水准居然到Western Washington University就读本科还要让俞宁先生“担心他跟不上进度”。俞宁先生当时答复我说,他“眼睛不好,看不清楚名单”。
————捧哏和逗哏,也不过如此!
本学会发展至今,只被我开除了一名常务理事,原因是啥,他想让我给他报销他在北京期间私人接待来京学会成员的全部费用,以此来抵消他个人每年度必须交纳的会员费。我觉得这是风马牛不相及的事情,而且学会设立之初就明确规定了任何人不准使用会费和捐款报销餐食费、接待费和汽油费等。无论他是哪个著名学者的子女,无论他后台多大、背景多深,只要是本学会的成员,就请遵守本学会的规章制度。否则,请便。
见他和我几个谈话记录截图A、B、C、D:
另外,林小安先生因为和学术委员会之间的意见不一致,主动要求退会。已经批准。现在,俞宁先生因为个人原因要求退会。我在此表示欢送。同时,感谢他对学会的全部贡献和奉献!因为他担心我再次拉他进入常务理事群,所以俞宁先生主动拉黑了和我的个人微信联系,我只好从命,并写下此文表示感谢和理解!
谢谢您!