课本上的知识还远远不够[1]

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      DuringmyrecenttourtoKunminginYunnanProvince, IencounteredayoungAustralianatLiuzhourailwaystation . Ihelpedhimgetonboardthetrainwithhisluggage, andwegottochattinginEnglish. Ilearnedthathewas 21 yearsold, studyingAsianliteratureandhistoryatSydneyUniversity. Whatsurprisedmewasthat, youngashewas, hehadtravelledalot, notonlyinChinabutalsoinmanyotherpartsofAsia, andheseemedtoknowsomuchabouttheAsiancultureandhistory, andwasevenfamiliarwithancientandmodernChineseliteratureandphilosophymasterssuchasConfucius, LuXun, MaoDunandGuoMoruo. Hecouldspeakfourlanguages.

      Heisacollegestudent, buthedidnotconfinehimselftoclassroomreadingonly. Hesaidifonereallywantstoknowthesocietyandtheworld, heorsheshouldgotothegrassrootstosee, hearandfindoutaboutreallife. Besides, manystudentslikehiminAustraliawoi-katpart-timejobsafterclasssoastoearnalivingandsaveenoughfortravelling.

      Iamabitolderthanheis. YetIfoundmyselflessknowledgeablethanheisaboutmanythingsintheworld. Likesomeofmyclassmatesatcollege, IoftenfeelconceitedformerelybeingacollegestudentandsometimesIevenlookeddownuponthosewhofailedtoentercollege. Wedidn'thavetoworktoearnaliving, andtookmanythingsforgranted.Weshouldnotjustadmireotherpeople'slivingstandardandopportunities. Whatweshoulddoistolearntheirspiritofself-relianceaswellasasenseofresponsibilityforthesocietytheylivein.

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