It can be said that Peking University is a place that has changed my life, improved myself, and finally made me move from a rural child to the world. It is no exaggeration to say that without Peking University, there would be no today for me. Peking University has left me a series of good memories, probably also a series of pain. It is in the midst of beauty and pain, in the midst of frustration, struggle and progress that we finally find ourselves and begin to do something for ourselves, our family and our society. Student life is very beautiful, with many beautiful memories. I still remember that there was a boy in our class who played the violin in the girls' dormitory every day. I still remember that I helped girls carry bags every winter vacation and summer vacation in order to attract girls' attention. (Laughter, applause) Later, I found that the girl had a boyfriend. (Laughter) I asked her why she asked me to carry the bag. She said that she wanted her boyfriend to have a rest (laughter, applause). I also remember that when I first entered Peking University, I could not speak Mandarin. The whole class introduced each other at the first class meeting. I stood up and introduced myself. As a result, our monitor stood up and said to me, "Can you not speak Japanese, Yu Minhong?", But today, I still can't speak Mandarin very well.
Human progress can be a lifelong thing. Peking University is the beginning, not the end, of our life. There are many things that are particularly touching. For example, we are very lucky to meet Professor Zhu Guangqian. In his last days, it was our classmates who took turns to push wheelchairs to accompany him for a walk in Peking University every day. (Applause) Whenever I push the wheelchair, my heart is full of worship for Professor Zhu Guangqian, and a sense of sacredness arises spontaneously. Therefore, the field I read most in college is aesthetics. Because he wrote the History of Western Aesthetics, which is the second book I read after entering college.
Why the second one? Because the first book came from this way, I entered the dormitory after I entered Peking University, and one of my classmates was already in the dormitory. That student was lying in bed reading a book called Rise and Fall of the Third Reich. So I asked him a question, and I said, "Do you want to read this kind of book in college?" He took the book away from his eyes, looked at me, ignored me, and continued to read his book. This glance has always stayed in my heart. I know that entering Peking University is not only to learn a major, but also to read a lot of books. Only then can you be qualified to call yourself a student of Peking University. So the first book I read at Peking University was The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, and I read it three times. Later, I went to find this classmate. I said, "Let's talk about the rise and fall of the Third Reich." He said, "I have forgotten." (Laughter)
I also remember my tutor Professor Li Funing, who was originally the director of the English Department of Peking University. When he gave us the fourth volume of New Concept English, he wrote the blackboard script very completely and beautifully every time. It always starts from the upper left corner of the blackboard, and ends at the lower right corner when the bell rings. (Applause.) I still remember my teacher of English literature, Professor Luo Jingguo. In my last year at Peking University, I was in a bad mood and failed the exam. I went to Professor Luo and said, "I can't finish this course if I fail." Professor Luo said, "I can give you a passing score, but please remember that you must make a career worthy of my score in the future.", Can really get the spirit of Peking University. When I heard that President Xu Zhihong sang Invisible Wings to students, I opened the video and was moved to tears. Because I think the president of Peking University should be like this. (Applause.)
I remember that I had a lot of depression when I was in Peking University. First, Mandarin is not good, and second, English is in a mess. Although I was admitted to Peking University after three years of hard work in the college entrance examination - because I failed twice, I was admitted to Peking University unexpectedly the last time. I never thought that Peking University was the place where I could go to school. It was a holy land in my heart, and I felt that I could never reach it. But that year, in the third year of the exam, my college entrance examination score exceeded the Peking University admission mark by seven points. I finally decided to bite the bullet and fill in the word "Peking University". I know there will be many people with higher scores than me. I don't think I will be admitted. Unexpectedly, the admissions teacher at Peking University is very insightful. He expected me to be here 30 years later. (Applause.) But actually my English level is very poor. I can neither listen nor speak in the countryside. I can only recite grammar and words. When our class was divided into three classes, 50 students were divided into three classes. Because my English test score was good, I was assigned to Class A. But a month later, I was transferred to Class C. Class C is called "Phonics, intonation and hearing impairment class". (Laughter)
I also remember that I had not even read A Dream of Red Mansions before I entered Peking University, so when I saw my classmates reading one book at a time, I tried my best to catch up. As a result, I read more than 800 books in college, and spent five years (applause). But I still haven't caught up with my classmates. I remember my monitor Wang Qiang is a bookworm. Now he is also in New Oriental and is the president of New Oriental Education Research Institute. Every time he bought books, I followed him. At that time, Peking University gave us more than 20 yuan a month for living expenses. Wang Qiang had a habit of splitting the living expenses into two parts, half for books and half for food tickets. The money for books will never be used to buy food tickets. If he doesn't have a meal ticket, he borrows it everywhere. If he can't borrow it, he steals it everywhere. (Laughter) Later, I found that he had a good habit. I also divided my living expenses into two parts, half for books and half for food tickets. I stole his food ticket after eating it. (Laughter and applause)
It is no exaggeration to say that the students in our class were at Peking University at that time, which was one of the classes with the most books. Moreover, our class was very active at that time, and there were several poets alone. Later, a famous poet named Xichuan, whose real name was Liu Jun, was from our class. (Applause.) I still remember that our class was an excellent group at Peking University at the beginning of the trend, but one night we had a good time, and ended up dancing face to face, which was criticized by the Ministry of Education the next week. At that time, dancing had to be very formal, and boys and girls who were a little closer would think it was against discipline. So you are a little happier now than we were. Not only can we dance, but we can walk in the campus hand in hand. If we walked in the campus hand in hand, we would be thrown into the Weiming Lake, so we usually walk in the campus after 12 p.m. (Laughter and applause)
I also remember that there are 50 students in our class, just 25 boys and 25 girls. I was very excited when I heard this ratio (laughter). I think everyone should be matched one by one. Unexpectedly, the girls all have a crush on those boys who are handsome, handsome and elegant. Girls like me, who have poor appearance, rich feelings and great development potential in the future, generally don't like me. (Laughter and applause)
I remember that I have struggled for two years to catch up with my classmates in terms of results. But as teacher Lv Zhi said just now, although you may have done well in the college entrance examination in middle school, you may be the first, but there are too many elite talents in Peking University. You may be the students with high IQ around you, and you may also be the top or second in each province. Therefore, it is a very hard process to catch up with my classmates at Peking University. Although I have to study one or two hours more than other students every day, by the end of my sophomore year in college, my grades were still at the bottom of my class. Very diligent and depressed, and no girl came to love me and comfort me. (Laughter) As a result, I got a serious disease when I was in my third year of college. This disease is called infectious invasive tuberculosis. At that time, I fainted because I was reading A Dream of Red Mansions, and I just read the chapter of Lin Daiyu's death from vomiting blood due to tuberculosis. (Laughter) I thought my life was over. Later, the doctor of Peking University Hospital told me that the disease could be cured now, but it would take a year to live in the hospital. I lived in the hospital for a year and was depressed for a year. I read a lot of books and wrote more than 600 poems. Unfortunately, none of them was published. Since then, I have become attached to poetry writing, but I have rich emotions The article originates from the fallen fish- https://www.duoluodeyu.com/25.html
