To wage a revolutionary war for ten years , as we have done , might be surprising in other countries , but for us it is like the opening sections in an " eight - legged essay " - - the " presentation , amplification and preliminary exposition of the theme " - - and many exciting parts are yet to follow 干了十年的革命战争,对于别的国家也许是值得惊奇的,对于我们却好似八股文章还只作了破题、承题和起讲,许多热闹文章都还在后面。
The eight-legged essay () was a style of essay writing that had to be mastered to pass the imperial examinations during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It is named so because it was divided into eight sections.