Chapter 12: Tricky Questions
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Everyone was stunned again!
You know, Columbia University is one of the five oldest universities in the United States, has produced 98 Nobel laureates, 5 founding fathers of the United States, Obama is an alumnus of Columbia, and 34 foreign heads of state and heads of state were also born in Columbia, and the Pulitzer Prize awarded by its journalism school is the highest honor in American journalism and the birthplace of the Manhattan Project.
According to the latest data, Columbia University is ranked third in the United States and eighth in the world, and is naturally a member of the Ivy League.
And what kind of school is Queens Community College? It is the lowest community college in the American education system.
It can be said without hesitation that the graduates of Columbia University, the worst of them are the middle class full of gold!
No one can understand that such a beautiful girl, who is not a good brother, actually transferred to a community college!
Besides, there is a big problem here, because it is a class system, students choose their own subjects, there is no need for students to know each other, and there is no need to introduce themselves, such as Mu Qingcheng, an introverted student, no one deals with him, and no one knows his name, in short, he is invisible.
So, why did the head of the department introduce Karina in person, and deliberately highlight the information transferred from Columbia, which seems to be a bit deliberately targeted!
There was a commotion in the classroom, even Mu Qingcheng, there was a flash of surprise in his eyes.
Karina's face turned white in an instant, and unspeakable shame welled up in her heart, and she pursed her lips and did not speak.
The head of the department said meaningfully: "Find a place to sit by yourself." β
Karina winced and glanced around the classroom, uneasy at the beast-like gaze that shot at her, but Mu Qingcheng's eyes were clear, and his surroundings were not so crowded, so he walked over with a book in his arms and whispered, "I'm sorry to disturb, can I sit down?"
"You may be seated!"
Mu Qingcheng nodded slightly.
Suddenly, he felt a huge amount of envy and jealousy surging like a tide, and the Heavenly Demon Secret operated on its own.
In the past, Mu Qingcheng was invisible, but at this moment, he became the second focus in the classroom after Karina, and many boys looked at him, and then looked at Karina.
A student named Zhang Yang muttered, "My Nanako, how can this mainland boy be so lucky!"
Another Mingzhu student named Wang Zhijie smiled coldly: He is purely humiliating himself, is he really so good at Yanfu? I see, it won't be long before he obediently hands over his seat. β
There are also girls who snort sourly: "Hmph, transferred from Columbia University to a community college, my brain is broken, otherwise there is something unspeakable!"
Mu Qingcheng doesn't care what others think, he has always been low-key, he doesn't provoke him, he won't take the initiative to cause trouble, for Karina, his mood is like a ripple, and he soon calms down, as for whether Karina has a story or not, he doesn't care.
Karina, on the other hand, looked uneasy, bowing her head and flipping through her textbook aimlessly.
"Don't delay you, the teacher is here, let's start the class. The head of the department glanced out, then walked out and entered the classroom with a book in her twenties.
This is exactly the main teacher of the history of Mediterranean civilization, Helen, thin lips, high nose bridge, thin face, soft blonde hair, light complexion, slender waist, full chest, tall, dressed in a light blue professional suit, wearing gold wire glasses, with typical Greek beauty features, it is said that she is single, which is the main reason why some people choose her class.
Taking classes in the United States, it does not mean that you can listen to any teacher's class if you want to, the prerequisite is to pay money, only if you pay the money to be eligible to take classes, the price of different courses is different, the average credit hour is 360 US dollars, so American teachers and students are essentially an employment relationship, or a service relationship.
If a teacher has not had students attend his class for a long time, and no one has sponsored him, then he is not far from being fired.
It is precisely because of this relationship that the classroom atmosphere in the United States appears relaxed.
Helen takes classes, just like the well-known American teachers in China, neither by name nor by classroom discipline, you love to listen or not, anyway, you pay the money, if you don't listen, it's your loss, if the credits are not enough, you have to pay to retake!
She spread out the document and said directly: "Students, today I will tell you about the history of the Semitic people, if any student has their own opinions, welcome to exchange and discuss with me......
To tell the truth, when the people sitting in the seats are all mixed classes, mixed credits, almost no one listens carefully, some play with mobile phones, some have earphones stuffed in their ear holes, some turn their heads to ears, and some boys have unscrupulous eyes fluttering.
'Hey~~' Karina's eyes revealed a touch of sadness, the learning atmosphere here is not the same as that of Columbia, but what can she do, her family owes a huge debt, and she was forced to transfer to this school.
She was once a rising star in Columbia, and was also praised as a genius and beautiful girl, but at this time, like an angel with broken wings, helpless and powerless, she thought that God was so unfair to her.
"Huh?" she suddenly noticed Mu Qingcheng next to her!
This guy was the only one in the class listening carefully, taking notes, and sketching in the book, and her gloomy eyes couldn't help but flash a look of surprise, she didn't understand what this kind of class meant.
In fact, Mu Qingcheng is very serious in every class, after all, he is a Chinese, not used to the American way of thinking, he feels that listening carefully is a manifestation of respecting teachers, and no matter whether the course is useful or not, in the final analysis, it is always knowledge, what you learn is your own, and learning more is not a bad thing.
Helen also noticed Mu Qingcheng a few classes ago, for such a student, what teacher doesn't like it, at least her own labor is respected, even if only one student is listening carefully, she has the motivation to continue talking.
"Hmph!
"Let's do it!"
"Nerd!"
Mu Qingcheng listened carefully, and from time to time there were all kinds of cynicism in his ears, he didn't care at all, at this time, he found that there was a point where Helen spoke more vaguely, so he raised his hand and said, "Teacher Helen, I have questions." β
'Oh my God, this guy is too much!'" a girl screamed in despair with her face in her hands.
"Oh?" Helen asked, holding her glasses, "Please speak." β
Mu Qingcheng said: "Through your explanation, we understand that the Semitic people created a brilliant culture, but what I can't understand is that the Old Testament, which was written at the earliest, and the Quran, which was written at the latest, were both written in Semitic languages, but why was the New Testament written in Greek?"
"Oh my God, what's the problem!"
"Deliberately finding fault, right?"
Many students shouted in dissatisfaction, and in their eyes, this was pure unreasonableness.
Karina looked at Mu Qingcheng again in surprise.
The so-called subtlety sees the truth, and the details also determine success or failure, this problem, the remote can no longer be remote, but if you think about it carefully, this problem is very large, covering the cultural history of Semitic and Greece, and even ancient Rome.
She tried to answer in her own way, and soon found helplessly that with her own knowledge reserves, no matter how she answered, it was not perfect.
Helen's eyes also shot a look like looking at a monster, and she said after a while: "You asked this question very tricky, can I ask your name first?"
"Mu Qingcheng!"
Helen nodded, and said: "Mu Qingcheng, in fact, there have been theologians who have raised similar questions for a long time, and there have been different opinions, and no one has been able to come up with a convincing conclusion, according to the current dominant interpretation, that the doctrinal theology of Christianity was influenced by Greek and Latin culture at the beginning of its formation, and therefore was also influenced by Greek philosophy, but this does not explain why the New Testament was written to abandon the Semitic language family and use Greek.
So, if you are interested in this topic, you can come to the office with me after class, and I will be happy to discuss it with you. β
"Thank you, Teacher Helen. Mu Qingcheng said politely.