作者简介
吕雷，国家一级作家。中国作家协会主席团委员，广东省作家协会副主席、党组成员，广东省政协委员，中宣部第五届"五个一"工程奖；赵洪，中国作家协会会员，佛山市高明区文联副主席。以长篇小说《大江沉重》（与吕雷合作）获中宣部第九届"五个一工程"入选作品奖，并数度荣获广东戏剧创作一等奖和广播剧全国奖等奖项。
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在英文阅读中了解当代中国，在文学阅读中练习英语。
内容简介
《国运--南方记事》是一部全面反映广东改革开放历程的作品。该书从中国南方百年的风云变幻和世事沧桑开始落笔，力图探求近代以降中国人民奋发自强改变国运的闪光轨迹，全面记录了中国改革开放的艰难起步和风雨历程。
目录内容
Preface
Chapter 1 Long Road to Redness
Chapter 2 Searching for a Dream
Chapter 3 Th e Illusion Before the Collapse
Chapter 4 A Frail Recovery
Chapter 5 Chaos and Flight
Chapter 6 Blazing the Trail
Chapter 7 A Wave of Innovation from the Nanling Mountains
Chapter 8 Testing the Water, and Taking the First Step
Chapter 9 A Land of Lakes and Mountains
Chapter 10 The Courage to Break New Ground
Chapter 11 The Mountains are High, but Men Stand on the Summit
Chapter 12 Forging Ahead
Chapter 13 The Dragon Begins its Dance
Chapter 14 Climbing Every Mountain
Chapter 15 Heaven Awards Responsibility to those Who can Use it
Chapter 16 The Beacons are Lit, and Battle-Lines are Drawn
Chapter 17 The Freezing Cold around the Golden Triangle
Chapter 18 High Tide on the Lingding Strait
Chapter 19 Sharing out the Hardships
Chapter 20 Steady within the Storm
Chapter 21 An Awe-Inspiring Hotbed