The 2024 postgraduate English exam has come to an end, and the topic of "ancient scientists" has become the focus of heated discussions on the Internet. After the end of the English subject of the 2024 postgraduate examination, there are already six of the top 20 hot searches related to postgraduate English, and the core is the word "difficult".
This question requires candidates to introduce an ancient Chinese scientist, which is undoubtedly a test of the candidates' cultural literacy. So, in addition to the well-known Zhang Heng and Zu Chongzhi, what other ancient scientists are worth remembering?
First of all, the test takers were generally surprised by this topic, which also shows that we need to pay more attention to Chinese culture in English teaching. Although the importance of English as an international lingua franca is irreplaceable, we cannot ignore the inheritance and transmission of mother tongue culture. Therefore, this question is not only a test of the candidates' knowledge reserves, but also an improvement of cultural self-confidence. Cai Zhangbing's mind map notes the vocabulary for the postgraduate entrance examination, and I wish the candidates a successful landing!
In the list of ancient scientists, in addition to Zhang Heng and Zu Chongzhi, there are many outstanding scientists worthy of our memory. For example, Mo Zhai, a mathematician during the Warring States Period, contained a lot of mathematical and physical knowledge in his "Book of Ink", and his research on the principle of levers, small hole imaging and other issues was ahead of the world at that time. Another example, Hua Tuo, a medical scientist in the Eastern Han Dynasty, created the "Ma Boiling Powder" which was the world's earliest anesthetic, and its surgical technology also reached the peak at that time. These scientists have made outstanding achievements in their respective fields and have made great contributions to the development of science in ancient China.
In addition, we should note that the fields of study of ancient scientists were not limited to mathematics, medicine, astronomy, etc. For example, ancient agronomists made important contributions to the improvement and innovation of agricultural technology. They selected suitable crops for planting according to climate, soil and other conditions, and popularized technologies such as rice-wheat rotation and fertilizer application, which greatly improved agricultural production efficiency. These achievements were not only significant at the time, but still have an important guiding role in our agricultural production today.
Therefore, adding the topic of introducing ancient scientists to the English for postgraduate entrance examination not only helps to improve the cultural literacy of candidates, but also helps to promote the excellent traditional Chinese culture. This initiative reminds us to pay attention to cultural inheritance and dissemination in English teaching, and guides students to fully understand and inherit their mother tongue culture while learning Xi international advanced knowledge. Only in this way can we maintain our cultural self-confidence in the tide of globalization and move towards a better future.
I wish you all to go further and better on the road in the future!