1．The three foundations of learning: seeing much，suffering much and studying much. —Catherall 求学的三个基本条件：多观察，多吃苦，多研究。 ———凯瑟罗尔 2．Reading without reflecting is like eating without digesting. —Edmund Burke 读书不加思考，如同吃东西不经消化。 ———埃德蒙·伯克 As food is to the body，so is learning to the mind.Our bodies grow and muscles develop with the intake of adequate nutritious food.Likewise，we should keep learning day by day to maintain our keen mental power and expand our intellectual capacity.Constant learning supplies us with inexhaustible fuel for driving us to sharpen our power of reasoning，analysis，and judgment.Learning incessantly is the surest way to keep pace with the times in the information age，and an infallible warrant of success in times of uncertainty. The Chinese have a set of proverbs that truly reflect what lifelong learning attributes(特征)are.The following are some explanations of their meaning. “Continue to Learn in the Journey of Life.” In Chinese it is pronounced “Huo Dao Lao，Xue Dao Lao”．Learning is an important part of existence.As we live and grow old，we should never stop learning.In every life stage，there are more things to learn.It shouldn't stop. “There Are No Limits to Learning.” In Chinese it is pronounced “Xue Wu Zhi Jing”．It means there are no limits to learning.You should not limit the fields of what you learn.In life，if you are to improve yourselves，learning is infinite. “The More We Study，the More We Discover Our Ignorance.” This lifelong learning attribute forces you to self reflect.Self reflection is an important process in self directed learning.This lifelong learning attribute of self reflection creates a sense of insufficiency and thus generates an inner want to learn. [探索发现] 1．Why should we not stop to learn according to the passage Because in every life stage，there are more things to learn. 2．How many Chinese proverbs are mentioned in the passage Three.1．While you are proclaiming peace with your lips，be careful to have it even more fully in your heart. —Saint Francis of Assisi 当你用嘴唇宣告和平的时候，小心地把它更充分地放在你的心里。 ———圣·阿西西·弗朗西斯 2．Think like a wise man but communicate in the language of the people. —William Butler Yeats 像智者一样思考，像大众一样交流。 ———威廉·巴特勒·叶芝 3．The single biggest problem with communication is the illusion that it has taken place. —George Bernard Shaw 沟通最大的一个问题是各说各话，互不自知。 ———乔治·萧伯纳 4．When people talk，listen completely.Most people never listen. —Ernest Hemingway 人们说话时，完全倾听。大多数人从不倾听。 ———欧内斯特·海明威 Language is a medium that binds all human beings.It is the unique form，which has been exploited and used to the maximum by us.But somewhere down the line，we used it only for the purpose of communication and not for enriching our knowledge and to increase our market value. The first study to compare honesty across a ... ...
