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1、1.MyLifeinChinaLiXin:Michael,asourvice-PremierLiLanqingwroteappreciatively,“ComradeCrookinhishistoryofmorethan50yearsinChina,devotedhisenergytoChina'srevolutionandconstruction,contributingoutstandinglytotrainingtalentsforourdiplomatic,foreigntradeandeduca
2、tionalfronts.”WecanseethatyourfatherwasdrawntoChinabytheChineserevolution,whileyoustayinChinaaswell.CouldyoutalkaboutyourexperienceandthethingsthatattractyouinChina?Mr.MichaelCrook:Yes.IthinkthatIdidn'tcometoChinafortherevolution.Iwasbornhere.Iwentthrough
3、verymanyeventsinrecentChinesehistory.Chinahaschangedsomuch.Ithinkitisreallyremarkableanditisagreatprivilegetohavetheopportunitytolivethroughsomanyhistoricalevents.IpreferexcitementandIthinkChinaistheplacetocomeforexcitement.Forexample,IfirstwenttoEnglandw
4、henIwassixorsevenyearsoldandafterthatIvisitedEnglandagainwhenIwastwelve,fifteen,abouttwenties,thirtiesandforties.IfeltthatIcouldgobacktothesameneighbourhoodwheremygrandmahasbeenlivingforthelastfortyorfiftyyears.WhileIremembertheroadoutsideBeijingForeignSt
5、udiesUniversityitwasadirtroad.Andthedirtroadthenbecamethepavedroad;thenitbecameawiderroadandnowitisatwolevelsmulti-lanehighway.AllthesehappenedjustinmylifetimebutI'mnotevenoldyet.Li:Yourparentsareeducators,writersandolddevotedfriendsofourcountryandourpeop
6、le.Mr.DavidCrookinparticular,hespentalifeofdedication.Icouldn'thelpwondering:whenyouwereachild,weretheyverystrictwithyou?Michael:No,actuallytheyweren't.IthinkthattheChinesenotionofeducationisratherdifferentfromthewesternnotionofeducation.InChineseeducatio
7、n,Icouldthinkofmanysayingslike“Talentedstudentsaretrainedbystrictteacher.”Andfolkwisdomof“Beatingmeanslove,scoldingmeansaffection.”Andsoon.Theideaisthatpainandsufferingarenecessarytogetgoodresult.InEnglishwehave“thecarrotandthestick”.IthinkinChinesetradit
8、ion,alotofstresswasmadeonthestick.Well,Ifeelthatthecarrotismuchmoreeffectivethanthestick.Encouragementisbetterthanscoldingandcriticism. Ithinkthatmyparentsarebothgoodeducators.Theydon'tusethestick.Itwasmuchmoreposi
