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    10/3/2009

    母校(1)


    我的母校兰州大学百年校庆,可惜我杂务缠身,没能去亲历。
    教师节的前一天晚上,我又见到了来自以色列的Moshe教授——22年前,我还是博士生的时候,曾经陪他去敦煌游览。
    我和同学请他吃饭,说起22年前的往事。Moshe教授将我们提前带入了对母校的怀念之中,师长、同学……
    让我陪Moshe教授去敦煌,其实比较偶然,对我来说是美差——我也是第一次去向往的敦煌。我带上学校外办的介绍信,沿途凭此购买软卧车票、住有外事接待资质的酒店……我给Moshe说起,当时他不知道,但我给他买软卧车票可是费尽唇舌:在返程车站柳园买票时,售票员说我的介绍信不行——只有外国专家才可以享受软卧,而我的介绍信上只是说xx教授。听得Moshe教授哈哈大笑。
    Moshe说,他也知道,在中国并不是有了钱就什么事都可以。
    我说,我们中国人要面子,总是想把最好的一面给外国人看。
    按照规定,虽然是陪老外,作为学生的我还是最多只能乘硬卧。这大概和老外的平等理念不合,Moshe提出他付费给我补成软卧,和他在一起。我也很要面子——而且这似乎还关乎国家的面子——我说,我补成软卧,但是我自己付费。
    22年过去,Moshe还像当年一样,似乎看不出年龄的变化。而我们已经不再年轻——一如我们的国家,外表已经天翻地覆,虽然还是一样的中国心,一样地爱面子。
    分别的时候,Moshe问起一个意味深长的问题:中国的经济腾飞是否和中国的教育体系相关?我当时按照一般的看法回答说,可能更加相关的是中国的改革改放和中国承接了发达国家和地区的产业转移。Moshe教授说,问题是,东欧例如罗马尼亚也在开放和承接产业转移,但是却没有中国这样令人惊异的效果,这是为什么呢?是否与中国良好的教育体系相关呢?
    要面子的我回答说:也许吧。49年后,中国的教育体系倒是一直有重视工科教育的传统。

    (学耕)

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