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1、Knowledge,ANewMeanofhoardingIntheancientyears,richpeoplesuchaslandlordsanddignitarieswouldregardgoldasanimportantmeanofhoardingtoensuretheirfamilies’prosperityforitcankeepitsvalueforalongtime.However,mostofthemwouldfinditunrealbecausetheheavymetalwaseasilytobestolen
2、orbewastedbytheirextravagantyoungergeneration.That’swhythereisawell-knownsayinginChina:Thewealthofafamilydoesn’tlastthreegenerations.Butnowitseemsthattheyhavefoundanewmeanofhoarding,whichismoredurableandimpossibletobestolen,thatisknowledge.Infact,thephenomenonofthat
3、so-calledknowledgeinheritanceisnothardtofindinChina.AprofessorofTsinghuaUniversity,oneofthebestuniversitiesinChina,hasdonearesearchonhisstudents,tofigureoutwhetherastudent’sfamilyconditionhasaneffectonhisacademicachievement.Mostofthestudentscomefromwell-educatedfami
4、lies,withparentsasprofessors,governmentofficials,successfulbusinessmenandsoon.Sowecan’tdenythefamily’sroleintheirdevelopment.Similarly,WangSicong,thesonoftherichestmaninChina.HeisundercriticismforhiscommentsonWeiboandshowingoffhisproperty.However,ifyoubothertospends
5、ometimetolookuphisresume,youwillcertainlybesurprised.HegraduatedfromUniversityCollegeLondon,thebestcollegeofEngland,andnowheisinchargeofseveralcompanies.WanghasreceivedbettereducationthanmostChinesewiththesupportofhisfather’swealth.Nowwecanseeaconclusionhasformed:We
6、ll-educatedparentsraisewell-educatedchildren.Usingknowledgeasameanofhoardinginsteadofgoldmakesiteasierforthechildrentoinnovate.JustlikeWangSicong’scase,byreceivinghighereducationandmoreprofessionalskills,thechildwillanticipateintheirparents’businessandhelptohandleth
7、ebusiness,aswellas,takeoveritaftertheretirementoftheirparents.Sothefamilybusinesscanbehealthilycontinued.Inaddition,usingknowledgeasameanofhoardinginsteadofgoldalsoallowsthechildtostarttheirownbusinessormakeagoodliving.Thegoldcanbesquandered,whiletheknowledgewillnev
8、erfadeaway.So,becauseofthesetworeasons,nowknowledgeinheritancehasgaineditspopularityaroundtheworld.Inconclusion,asanewmeanofhoarding,knowl