When Sun Yuanqi was in a slightly better health, he found that his three-month vacation had exceeded nearly ten days. 3∴35686688

According to the usual practice, those who fail to report in time after the expiration of the leave will be demoted and fined in the light case, and dismissed from their posts and vacancies in the most serious cases. Although Sun Yuanqi was a little interested in serving as an official of the Qing court at the moment, he was afraid that the old man would be unhappy, and secondly, there were indeed some things in Hubei education that he couldn't worry about, and now it was about to be a chūn festival, so he hurriedly prepared to rush back.

Of course, you can't just walk away. After all, when I went to Japan before, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, and Culture, Nobuaki Makino, and President of Tokyo Imperial University, Hamao Shin, personally greeted him at the docks.

Whether it's Makino, Hamao, Tanakakan, or Nagaoka, it's a great joy to hear it. Two days before the speech began, he made a special trip to the hotel to meet Sun Yuanqi and ask about relevant matters, including the topic of the speech, the duration of the speech, the number of audience members of the speech, and so on. It can be seen that they attach great importance to this lecture.

Sun Yuanqi had already thought about the content of his speech.

No matter how much we hate, insult, and belittle the Japanese, we must admit that the average IQ, learning ability, and hard work of the Japanese people definitely occupy a prominent position among the nations of the world. Therefore, they must be like cats teaching tigers - leaving a hand is also decided that this speech, Sun Yuanqi will not deal with the development of atomic physics and electronics in full swing.

A year ago, Sun Yuan first published the Big Bang Theory of the Universe in the Journal of Jingshi University; A few months ago, he gave relevant lectures at Stockholm University in Sweden and the Royal Society of the United Kingdom, which attracted many astronomers and physicists to publish commentaries on the subject, and this newly baked theory was hyped. This kind of rhetoric is undoubtedly the most appropriate content for a lecture at Tokyo Imperial University. Even the title Sun Yuanqi has already been prepared, which is called "The Big Bang Theory of the Universe and Some Problems of Its Existence".

Tanakakan Aitachibana and Hantaro Nagaoka were both surprised and delighted, and naturally Sun Yuanqi wanted to tell Japanese scholars about the latest and hottest theories in the academic world today. Surprisingly, this theory is so new and avant-garde that there are no scholars in Japan who have yet dealt with this field. Although Tokyo Imperial University is currently the highest-level scientific research institution in Japan, it is not enough to compare it to the rest of the world. Especially for this latest theory, there is not enough attention and acceptance. If you don't hold Buddha's feet in advance, you will really become playing the piano to the cow when you give a speech

In addition to the surprise, Tanakakan and Nagaoka repeatedly asked Sun Yuanqi to give an outline of his speech as soon as possible. Sun Yuanqi was very good at talking, so he immediately took out a pen and paper, wrote hundreds of words freely, and handed them to them.

When Tanakakan took it and looked at it carefully, he found that the outline was written in kanji, and his heart moved, "Professor Johnson, what language are you going to use for this speech?" ”

"Chinese. "Sun Yuanqi replied firmly, although at the moment the three of them were talking in English.

"......" Tanakakan opened his mouth wide.

During the Shogunate period, Chinese was the preferred foreign language of choice for the Japanese. Since the Meiji Restoration, the argument of "breaking away from Asia and joining Europe" has been in the dust, the status of the Chinese language has plummeted, and the field of scientific research has been the hardest hit area. If we talk about the field of humanities and social sciences, there are still some older generations who read Chinese and write Chinese poems who are attached to the Chinese language; Then in the field of natural sciences, which itself belongs to foreign products, the Chinese language has no place at all. Even with the strong rise of an anti-heaven figure like Sun Yuanqi now, it can't change this status quo for the time being.

"Our students' foreign languages are generally English, French and German. Students who are going to study at Jingshi University are learning Chinese, but they are just trying to translate, and I am afraid that they will not be qualified. Nagaoka's face was also full of bitterness.

Before the nineteenth century, because the European continent was the birthplace of science and technology, scientific papers were mainly in French. With the enhancement of the scientific research strength of the United Kingdom, the United States and Germany, it gradually evolved into a situation where English is the mainstay, supplemented by German and French. In the 21st century, it was completely dominated by English, and even writing essays on Chinese language and literature had to be preceded by an English synopsis.

"Either the east overwhelms the west wind, or the west wind overpowers the east wind," Sun Yuanqi said to Tanakakan and Nagaoka with bitter faces, "In recent years, the European wind and rain have invaded the east, which has greatly affected the development of oriental civilization, and even the languages of our China and Japan have been greatly impacted." At this time, we, as 'the same language and the same species', must work together to defend the purity of the national language. A very important aspect of the purity of the national language is the standardization of scientific terms and scientific terms. ”

Objectively speaking, since the end of the Qing Dynasty, the Japanese language has had a great influence on the Chinese language, especially in terms of vocabulary. Someone wrote an article on the Internet saying that the word 70 in Chinese comes from Japanese. There is no doubt that this statement is one-sided and false. However, many words in Chinese do come from Japanese, and the proportion is not low, which cannot be denied, and the objective estimate is around 30.

A careful analysis of the reasons is mainly due to the fact that since the end of the Qing Dynasty, all kinds of new things from the West have flocked to the country, and there is no corresponding name in the traditional Chinese language; Moreover, at that time, the written language was in the process of rapid transformation from classical Chinese to modern vernacular, and language practice and translation theory were immature. In the beginning, the Chinese literati used transliteration. For example, "telephone", according to the pronunciation of the English word telephone, translates to "Hotline"; Another example is "parliament", which translates to "Baal mén" according to the pronunciation of parliament. As for the "fairplay", "inspiration" and "romantic" in Lu Xun's essays, we are even more familiar with them.

At this time, Japan was in the position of setter in the process of spreading Western civilization to the East; After decades of development after the Meiji Restoration, the Japanese language has reached a stage where it has become proficient in translating Western words. The largest number of Chinese students studying in Japan naturally play the role of communicators, bringing Japanese vocabulary to Chinese, including the words "science" and "technology".

However, as a language that has existed for at least 4,000 years, Chinese naturally has its own advantages. When the transformation of modern Chinese was successful, the translation theory was mature, and the Chinese vocabulary could be directly borrowed from European and American sources, Chinese vocabulary quickly began to learn and evolve on its own. Especially during the 30 years (1949-1978) when New China was closed to the rest of the country, modern Chinese vocabulary completed the digestion of foreign words. Many foreign words are forcibly converted into national languages due to various factors, including politics.

After the reform and opening up, the newly produced Chinese vocabulary in the mainland has embarked on a different path from Japan, Taiwan and even Hong Kong, such as information (information), printing (printing), network (network), and uploading (uploading) in the field of science and technology...... The widespread use of katakana has also caused a sharp decline in the ability of Japanese to create kanji vocabulary, and its influence on the Chinese language has been shrinking day by day, and there is even a tendency to part ways with the Chinese language.

Sun Yuanqi's idea at this time was to use his influence to gradually standardize the scientific and technological vocabulary of Chinese characters in Chinese and Japanese languages: "I have compiled textbooks and published journals in China, and I have the intention of standardizing scientific terms and scientific terms. Now I'm in Japan, and speaking in Chinese is both an attempt and a demonstration. ”

In this case, Tanakakan and Nagaoka had to go back and find a way to find a competent translator.

On the day of his speech, Mr. Nagaoka personally went to the hotel to greet Sun Yuanqi. When the carriage stopped at the Mén entrance of the main campus of Todai Hongo, I saw a group of middle-aged and elderly people in suits and leather shoes waiting for him. There are still a lot of police officers on guard around, so I guess I am afraid that the incident of throwing jī eggs will happen again.

Tokyo Imperial University was the first national university in Japan and one of the earliest universities in Asia. Its predecessor was Tokyo Kaisei School and Tokyo Medical School, which were founded during the Meiji period. At the beginning of the Meiji Restoration, the Japanese government promulgated the "New School System Order", which opened the mén household to learn from Europe and the United States. In 1877, at the behest of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, and Culture, the two schools were merged and named the University of Tokyo. Soon after, the Tokyo Law School, which was also managed by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, and Culture, was incorporated into the school.

In 1886, in order to meet the needs of the country and cultivate people with nationalist ideas, the Meiji Shofǔ promulgated the "Imperial University Ordinance", and the University of Tokyo was renamed "Imperial University". From this domineering name, it can be seen that the Japanese government fǔ attaches great importance and care to this university. "Imperial University" was used as the name of the University of Tokyo for 11 years (1886.3-1897.3). It was not until Kyoto University changed its name to "Kyoto Imperial University" that the word "Tokyo" was added in front of the name "Imperial University" in order to distinguish it.

As early as the Imperial University, Hamao Shin served as the president of the university for four years (1893.3-1897.3), and now he is the second time he has served as the president, so he knows everything about the University of Tokyo. After greeting each other, he acted as a narrator and walked towards the campus with Sun Yuanqi.

As soon as I entered the school, I saw a majestic building in vermilion, with huge cornices erected on a red wall, and below it was the large mén that led to the campus. Hamao Arata enthusiastically explains, "Sun-kun, this akamén was built in 1827 when the thirteenth lord of the Kaga domain, Maeda Saitai, married the son of the 11th shogun, Tokugawa Iesai, as the Kaga domain's imperial guard in Edo. In the Edo period, it was customary for a feudal lord to marry a wife Kenchi mén to indicate that new family members should be admitted. Once this kind of red mén was damaged by the disaster, it could not be rebuilt, so it is very rare to preserve it to this day."

Sun Yuan nodded, this red mén in front of him is not unfamiliar, it has become a symbol of the University of Tokyo in later generations, just like the second school mén in Tsinghua University with the words "Tsinghua Garden" written on it.

When I was in Beijing, I would pass by Tsinghua Garden when I traveled back and forth between Beijing and Jingshi University on weekdays, and I knew that this imperial garden, which was built in the Kangxi period, was originally called Chang Chūn Garden, and the eastern half of Chang Chūn Garden was renamed Tsinghua Garden during the Xianfeng period. The archway that was admired by later generations of students has not yet been built. Historically, it was built in 1909. As for the three big characters of "Tsinghua Garden" above, it was inscribed by Na Tong, the Minister of Military Aircraft of the late Qing Dynasty, in 1911.

Thinking of this, Sun Yuanqi suddenly realized a problem: Tsinghua University, founded in 1911, was formerly a preparatory school for studying in the United States established by part of the Gengzi indemnity returned by the United States. At present, the Gengzi indemnity payments of various countries have been intercepted by Cixi Lao Nǎinǎi, so can the Tsinghua School still be built? If you don't build it, then wouldn't you be a sinner for the ages as the fuse?

In addition, according to the school history of his alma mater, in May this year, the excellent normal department of Beijing Normal University Hall was renamed Beijing Normal School, and the school site was moved to Changdian Wucheng School. This is also the beginning of the independent establishment of higher normal schools in China. I wonder if it will lead to a difference because of my own appearance?

Talking about it, Sun Yuanqi and his party came to the hall.

There was already a long queue in front of the auditorium, and the police and student union officials were checking the students who had entered, which was quite a bit of the "security check" when flying in later generations. Once bitten by a snake, I was afraid of the well rope for ten years

Sun Yuanqi was a little unimpressed, even if the body search was severe, if he really wanted to have a heart, I am afraid it would be impossible to prevent it. If you want to throw it, aren't you still wearing shoes on your feet? I don't know if I can enjoy the treatment of the US President's Little Bush Boots today

As a result, the Japanese police were very good, the Japanese students were very well-behaved, and the whole speech went very smoothly without any accidents.

Subsequently, Sun Yuanqi straightened out his outfit and went home. As for Tony, I don't know whether he felt that he had caused trouble to Sun Yuanqi, or if he had a family in Shanghai, he politely refused Sun Yuanqi's repeated invitations and went to Shanghai alone.

When the steamer sailed from the port of Tokyo and began to sail to China, Arthur found Sun Yuanqi in a serious manner and asked solemnly, "Yanke, what are you doing when you asked me to come to China?" ”