Qian Xuesen, known as the "father of Chinese missiles", has been gifted since he was a child. When he was three years old, he could recite hundreds of Tang poems and Song poems. Qian Xuesen's mother, Zhang Lanjuan, is cheerful, enthusiastic, kind-hearted, has strong computing ability and memory, and has a high talent for mathematics. It should be said that Qian Xuesen's superhuman talent is inherited from his mother.
When Qian Xuesen was very young, Zhang Lan Juan put him in a strong atmosphere of excellent traditional culture. Qian Xuesen loves to hear his mother tell him stories such as Yue Fei's loyalty to the country, Lu You's brave sword to the country, Du Fu's concern for the country and the people, Zhuge Liang's loyalty to the Han Dynasty, and "doing his best to help Shu". Whenever he heard these stories, Qian Xuesen was so seriously involved, and his childish face was full of reverence for the ancients. Their moral integrity left a deep imprint on the hearts of young Qian Xuesen. Immersed in the excellent traditional culture for a long time, Qian Xuesen's heart breeds reverence and love for the splendid civilization of his nation, and at the same time inspires his strong patriotic feelings and deep national pride.
65438-0936, Qian Xuesen, a graduate of Shanghai Jiaotong University, went to study in the United States. He is eager to change the poverty and backwardness of his motherland with his knowledge. Before he left, my family bought some ancient books of China traditional culture, such as Laozi, Zhuangzi, Mozi, Mencius, The Analects of Confucius and Lu Outline. His mother told him, "If you read these books carefully, you can get some clues about the traditional philosophy of the motherland." Mother, like father, thinks: "The characteristics and outlook on life of any nation are reflected in its history. Therefore, people who study history intensively are often the people who have the deepest feelings and the most loyalty to the motherland. " Parents' encouragement gave Qian Xuesen great support.
During his days in the United States, Qian Xuesen learned well, but he was not used to it in life, especially because some Americans looked down on China's arrogant attitude, which made him angry. Once, an American student laughed at China people for smoking opium and binding their feet in front of Qian Xuesen. Qian Xuesen immediately challenged him: "As a country, China is behind the United States; But as an individual, who dares to compare with me? " Hearing this, all the American students around us stick out their tongues and dare not look down on China people any more. With a strong sense of national pride, Qian Xuesen obtained a master's degree in aircraft mechanical engineering in just one year.
According to the tenet of MIT, students of all professional disciplines should practice in the corresponding factories and scientific research departments during the semester. Qian Xuesen should have gone to the aircraft factory for an internship. But he did not expect that American aircraft manufacturers only allowed American students to practice and did not accept foreign students. This racial discrimination is another heavy blow to Qian Xuesen in the United States. However, setbacks and difficulties did not shake his determination to study hard for the prosperity of the motherland. Unable to study aviation engineering, he decided to study aviation theory instead, and boldly volunteered to join Professor Von Carmen, a world aviation theory authority who teaches at California Institute of Technology. Soon, under the training of his mentor, Qian Xuesen made remarkable achievements.
Although the United States provided excellent working environment and material treatment for Qian Xuesen, Qian Xuesen in the United States never forgot his motherland and his desire to serve the motherland. Every time my mother in China writes to Qian Xuesen, she reminds him to return to China as soon as possible. Qian Xuesen always keeps his mother's teachings in mind. After many years, Qian Xuesen finally returned to the motherland after many twists and turns, devoted himself to the research of "two bombs and one satellite" and made immortal contributions to China's space industry.
Li Bai, a great poet in the Tang Dynasty, didn't like reading when he was a child. One day, while the teacher was not at home, he sneaked out to play.
He came to the river at the foot of the mountain and saw an old woman grinding an iron pestle on a stone. Li Bai was puzzled and asked, "Old woman, what are you doing grinding the iron pestle?"
The old woman said, "I am grinding the needle." Li Bai was surprised and asked, "Oh dear! As thick as a pestle, how can it be ground into a needle? " The old woman walked over and said, "As long as the pestle is always ground more and more finely every day, are you still afraid that it is not a needle?"
Li Bai, a clever man, was ashamed of himself after hearing this. He turned and ran back to the bookstore. From then on, he kept in mind the truth that "as long as kung fu is deep, the iron pestle is ground into a needle" and studied hard.