Notlongago,Prof.杨振宁,madeatourinsomeChineseprestigiousuniversitieslikeShanghaiFudanUniversity.Inallthespeecheshedeliveredduringhistour,hereiteratedwithunflaggingpatiencethat,forsomeChina'sbestuniversities,intermsoftheeducationqualities,theyhavealreadysurpassedtheirWesterncounterparts."Youruniversity,forinstance,ismuchbetterthananAmericanone,atleastfortheundergraduatestage."Goodnewsfora...[
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Recently,IreadanarticleinTheEconomistinwhichtheviewpointsofanAmericaneconomistimmediatelydrewmyattention.ThisAmericaneconomist,sorryIforgothisname,spentalotoftimeandenergyinresearchinganinterestingandeye-catchingtopic:whysomepeopleareveryrichwhileothersaresopoor?Whatarethedecisivefactorswhichmakeamanorwomanbecomericheorremainpoor?Hismotivationsconsistoffindingtherecipeofbecomingricheandhelpthepoor...[
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I'vereceivdafewe-mailsfromsomeofmyreaders.Ithankyouallforyourkindattentionandwarmandfriendlyremarks.Iamreallyflattered.
However,Ihatetosaythis,butIhavetoremindyouofmyintentionthatIpreferexchangingwithyoueitherinEnglishorFrench.Pleasedon'tmakeanymistakehere:thereasonisnotthatIpreferforeignlanguagestoourmothertongue,thereasonisthatIdon;thavemanyoptions.Iamfollowingmysophomoreuniversitystudyingbo...[
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SincemyfirstdayafterhavingputmyfeetontheSwissland,Iimmediatelybegantolovethissmallbutbeautifulcountry.Therearemanyhighmountains,AlpschainandJurachain.Switzerlandhasthebestskipistesintheworld.Ithasthemostsuitableandcomfortablecitieswhichcanprovidethehighestqualityoflivingforitsresidents:Zurich,GenevaandBern.Thesecitiesareregardedasthebestonesaroundtheworld,notbecausetheyareultra-modernandlarge,infa...[
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ManynetizensbackinChinaandoverseashavepostednumrousarticlesconcerninghowtoeffectivelyimproveEnglish.AsanEnglishproverbtellsus:allroadsleadtoRome.Sameistruethatthereexistsmanyroadswhichcanalsodriveustoourfinaldestination:agoodproficiencyofEnglish.Thekeyquestionisthatwhichpathisthefastestandshortestone.Bytheendofday,lifeisshort,andwehavemanydreamstorealizeandmanycausestopursue.Wecannotaffordtheluexr...[
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