Academician Zhai Wanming: For the first time, the train has become a "enrollment education" that affects my life

Text ｜ Zhai Wanming (Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chief Professor of Southwest Jiaotong University)

In 1981, after the hard work of the college entrance examination, I was admitted to the Department of Mechanical Department of Southwest Jiaotong University.

The reason why I applied for this Jiaotong University was not that I had any special ambitions for the transportation field at that time. It was only inconvenient to traffic in my hometown when I was a child. Only one road passed through the county. The word "traffic" is more sensitive and longing for.

However, this journey from Jingjiang, Jiangsu, Jiangsu, Jiangsu, to Emei, Sichuan has made me unforgettable for life and gave me a lesson.

Zhai Wanming

Three days and four nights to run around the school journey

Before that, my ancestors had not taken the train. Therefore, I know nothing about taking a train. What is even more troublesome is that a heavy rain at that time caused a landslide of the Baocheng Railway, which caused me to move to Shanghai and Kunming.

I bought tickets from Changzhou, Jiangsu to Emei, Sichuan, but it was not direct tickets, but to replace different trains halfway. Later, I figured out that the pass of tickets belonged to the "basic ticket" and could only take a slow car, but there was no slow car on a long distance. Once you changed to the express train, you needed to make up for the "acceleration" ticket.

For example, the journey from Shanghai to Kunming needed to pay more than 7 yuan, but at the time, I only had 10 yuan. This causes me to dare not spend more money along the way.

The scene after boarding the train also surprised me -I found that no matter which train, the carriage was crowded. It is difficult to find a place to find a station. On the channel.

Along the way, I endured hunger, crowds and exhaustion. At that time, I was thinking, can the train run faster? Can you sit more comfortably?

After three days and four nights, the train finally arrived at Emei Station one night. When I walked out of the carriage, watched the silent platform under the light, and heard the teacher responsible for picking up the station and asked me, "Are you a freshman of the Jiaotong University?" At that moment, I almost couldn't help crying. "a feeling of.

Our generation of people's understanding of the university is "the palace of knowledge" and "the ocean of wisdom".

But as a "rural baby", the significance of "practical" to me is to change my destiny and even enter a big city to live.

However, on this twists and turns, I was shocked by the first contact with the train that the Chinese railway was so backward. As a new student of a railway -related majors, the feeling was like a good head.

A clearer goal appears in my mind -to learn for the development of the Chinese railway, and work hard to allow ordinary people to ride a faster and more comfortable train!

In virtuous, this journey has become a "enrollment education" that is sufficient to affect my life.

"Double strict" education has made me

In the 1980s, the site of Southwest Jiaotong University was located at the foot of Emei Mountain. Today, there are beautiful scenery and beautiful environment. However, when I came there for the first time, I saw a "rural" scene -there was farmland on the campus. I can also see that cows walk on the campus, walk on the way to the classroom, step on cow dung on cow dung It's not unusual ...

All of this is far from my previous longing for college. Therefore, when I first entered the campus, there was some loss in my heart.

However, after really stabilizing, I slowly realized that the scenery of the campus was actually very beautiful, and the surrounding environment was quiet. It can be said that it was a good place to study and study. So I started to accept this campus and finally fell in love with it, and it also carried me almost the whole youth.

Nowadays, the campus at that time has become the Emei campus of the Southwest Jiaotong University. I still retain a residence there. I am busy, and I always live a few days a year. In my heart, Emei is not only the memories of the scallion years, but also a holy place for my stability and dreams.

Of course, a university's reading atmosphere cannot rely only on the surrounding environment, but also the overall cultural accumulation of the school. Southwest Jiaotong University was born in 1896. It had a history of nearly a century when I entered school. This history has precipitated into the "double strict" tradition of "strictness and strict requirements" in the school.

It can be said that "double strict" education has made me today. For example, as the basic courses of engineering students, the teaching and mechanical curriculum teaching of universities have always been extremely strict. Remember that when the theoretical mechanics and material mechanics curriculum exam, a large number of students did not pass. Later, we learned that the reason why the teacher was out of the test was more difficult, that is, I hope to give us some warnings. After all, everyone has experienced the test of the college entrance examination. It is a little bit tiger to study in universities.

Zhai Wanming at Southwest Jiaotong University.

Strive to become a "single champion"

Until now, I think that mathematics and mechanical knowledge are very important for engineering students. It plays a role of "rooting", and the foundation can benefit for life. It is no exaggeration to say that I later achieved the achievement of the dynamics of the rail transit system.

In addition, in the four -year study career of college, I hope that students will "learn special attacks."

Just like the Southwest Transportation University where I am, if the comprehensive and comprehensive strength of the competition, there are many schools higher than the Southwest Jiaotong University; but if the level of teaching and scientific research in the field of rail transit is compared, the Southwest Jiaotong University is undoubtedly at the forefront of domestic and international. We cannot ask for every school to become "all -around champion", but we can form features and strive to become a "single champion" in a certain field. In the same way, for the freshmen who have just entered the university, don't be good at all in the four years of college. You must learn from the director. You must find where your interest is, and you must find where you can play. Then , Dive your heart to study hard.

It should be noted that in order to learn, it is not necessarily "large and complete", but to build a deed in their own professional fields, become an expert, and a leader. I hope that the students will live up to the four years of Shaohua, learn their skills, lay a solid foundation, realize their dreams of youth, and become the pillar of the country in the future.

(Chen Bin, a reporter from the China Science News, interviewed and sorted out)

"China Science News" (2022-08-30 3rd edition of the 3rd edition of the university)

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