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争论派和压制派放大优点让人生更精彩 　　Wranglers and Stranglers 　　By Ted Engstrom 　　Years ago， a group of brilliant young men at the University of Wisconsin seemed to have amazing creative literary talent. They were would?-be poets， novelists and essayists. They were extraordinary in their ability to put the English language to its best use. These promising young men met regularly to read and critique each other’s work. And critique it they did！ 　　These men were merciless with one another. They dissected the most minute literary expression into a hundred pieces. They were heartless， tough， even mean in their criticism. The sessions became such arenas of literary criticism that the members of this special club called themselves the “Stranglers ”. 　　Not to be outdone， the women of literary talent in the university were determined to start a club of their own， one comparable to the Stranglers. They called themselves the “Wranglers”.They， too， read their works to one another. But there was one great difference. The criticism was much softer， more encouraging. Sometimes， there was almost no criticism at all. Every effort， even the weakest one， was encouraged. 　　Twenty years later， when an alumnus of the university was making an exhaustive study of his classmates’ careers， he noticed a vast difference in the literary accomplishments of the Stranglers as opposed to the Wranglers. Of all the bright young men in the Stranglers， no one had made a significant literary accomplishment of any kind. From the Wranglers had come six or more successful writers， some of national renown， such as Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings， who wrote “The Yearling”. 　　Talent between the two？ Probably the same. Level of education？ Not much difference. But the Stranglers strangled， while the Wranglers were determined to give each other a life. The Stranglers promoted an atmosphere of argument and self?-doubt. The Wranglers highlighted the best， not the worst. 　　多年以前，威斯康星大学的一群才华横溢的年轻人，表现出惊人的文学天赋。他们可能是未来的诗人、小说家、评论家。