Chapter 13 Li Funing: Endless English (2)

Many articles reminiscing about Li Funing miss the era when there were so many talents in the English academic circles in China. In addition to him, there are Yang Zhouhan, Wang Zuoliang, Xu Guozhang, Zhou Jueliang, Zha Liangzheng (Mu Dan) and others, "Now, that A generation of heroes has passed away." When he was at Yale, Li Funing and his classmates Wang Zuoliang and Xu Guozhang, who were studying at Oxford University in the UK, and Zhou Jueliang, who was studying at the University of Chicago in the United States, met to return to China to teach, "I teach the Middle Ages, Zuo Liang teaches the Renaissance and Shakespeare, and Guozhang teaches 18 century, Jue Liangjiao in the 19th century".

"This is a perfect match!" Later generations sighed. I am not good at English. I once listened to the "English Poetry Reading" class given by Wang Shiren, a student who was praised by Li Funing as "good pronunciation". Now I can't remember the content. Reciting Shakespeare's Shang Lai poem, "Shall I compare thee to summer's day? (How can I compare you to summer)", and his analysis of the metaphysical poet John Donne's treacherous imagery, my mind is clouded, but my ears are Enthusiastic. Thinking about it, it is time for Professor Wang to leave the podium. I wonder if the current students are still lucky enough to listen to pure and nostalgic English.Not for the sake of using it, which most people may never achieve, but just for once in their life, they can feel the compelling charm of another language besides their mother tongue.

Chinese people have started to "crazy English". English proficiency has become one of the key criteria to measure a person's "quality". However, old gentlemen have also left one after another. Does anyone still miss the beauty of English as a language?