溫馨夜讀II PART4 7.So Much to Learn

[00:00.51]7.So Much to Learn [00:04.43]It was the last day of final examinations in a large Eastern university. [00:10.97]On the steps of one building, a group of engineering seniors huddled, discussing the exam due to begin in a few minutes. [00:19.46]On their faces was confidence. This was their last exam — then on to commencement and jobs. [00:28.94]Some talked of jobs they already had; others of jobs they would get. [00:33.84]With all this assurance of four years of college, they felt ready and able to conquer the world. [00:40.26]The approaching exam, they knew, would be a snap. [00:43.85]The professor had said they could bring any books or notes they wanted. [00:48.10]Requesting only that they did not talk to each other during the test. [00:53.77]Jubilantly they entered into the classroom. The professor passed out the papers. [00:59.86]And smiles broadened as the students noted there were only five essay-type questions. [01:06.51]Three hours passed. Then the professor began to collect the papers. [01:12.06]The students no longer looked confident. [01:15.21]On their faces was a frightened expression. [01:18.70]No one spoke as, papers in hand, the professor faced the class. [01:24.58]He surveyed the worried faces before him, then asked: “how many completed all five questions?” [01:32.64]Not a hand was raised. [01:35.90]“How many answered four?” [01:38.63]Still no hands. [01:42.22]“Three? Two?” [01:45.60]The students shifted restlessly in their seats. [01:49.19]“One, then? Certainly somebody finished one.” [01:53.22]But the class remained silent. The professor put down the papers. “that is exactly what I expected,” he said. [02:04.54]“I just want to impress upon you that, even though you have completed four years of engineering. [02:11.62]There are still many things about the subject you don’t know. [02:15.78]These questions you could not answer are relatively common in everyday practice.” [02:21.57]Then, smiling, he added: “you will all pass this course, but remember — even though you are now college graduates, your education has just begun.” [02:33.17]The years have obscured the name of this professor, but not the lesson he taught.

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