43) Are the subjects you are studying today relevant to present society? Give me some reason. Most of them are relevant, but some, like History and Politics, are not. I think that most of what I m currently studying will be useful some time in the future. It s true that there have been many changes in China, and there will be many changes to come. So, I suppose it s not possible that all my subjects will be relevant in the near future. Even so, I know that I m learning a lot of good principles that will be important no matter what changes may occur. 44)What do you think of TV and newspaper?
I like to know what s going on in the world, so TV and newspaper are good ways for me to know what s happening. I can t say that I completely believe everything that I see on TV or read in the newspaper, but I do find them very interesting and entertaining. I m kind of an information junkie, so I just like to know current things.
45) Would you like to say something about this idea that education should be more practical?
a. I love to study theory. Even if we do practice, it won t necessarily be exactly relevant to our future jobs. Also, learning theories helps to develop our way of thinking. It gives us new ways of understanding and seeing things. Learning these ideas will help us as we meet problems in our day to day work. We need to be good problem solvers, so if we learn many ways to conceptualize a problem, we will also have more ways to solve it.
b. I ll say practice is more important. What good are theories if they can t be used in some practical way? I ve heard of many people who study in university and earn a bachelor s, master s, or even a doctor s degree, but they re really no use at work. This proves that practice is more important than theory. I certainly don t want to spend my time studying all kinds of theories, and not knowing anything useful for my job.
46) Do you think many people are aware of environmental issues?
I think the average person knows very little about global environmental issues. Even environmental issues in China are nearly unheard of. I think it s probably because we re still a developing country, and we don t have the luxury of spending money on environmental concerns. I would say that most people know that it s important to conserve water if possible, though. 47) What are the most important changes in your field over the past ten years?
a. One big change has been the introduction of technology in all aspects of research. Now, it is possible to use computers to conduct simulated experiments, while controlling for most of the variables. This has been a great leap forward, as it opens up the doors for research to be conducted without the problem of extraneous factors.
b. I think the most important change in my field is that there is more and more competition from the western world. Many big foreign companies have entered the Chinese market. It is a challenge or an opportunity for some Chinese enterprises, but a disaster for others.
48) You have told me about a frightening car accident you had. Can you tell my why we have many traffic accidents?
It s a case of modern society encountering the old way of life. Older people in China are not used to car traffic and do not have a “road sense” of how to travel on road with cars. Sometimes I see a car zooming down a road, and the next thing you know there s a bicycle cart making it s way slowly across the road. The car slams on its brakes, but the man riding the bicycle cart really has no inkling of how close a call that just is. That other major factor causing road accidents is that there are really too many vehicles on the road. The more vehicles, the more likely it is that there will be accident.
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