Pound was a famous professor of Law College of Harvard. Although he was 80, he still worked eight hours every day no matter what the weather was like.
庞德是哈佛大学法学院的著名教授。尽管他已经80岁了,但无论天气如何,他仍然每天工作8个小时。
His workmate once said, “Though he was old, he kept on walking from his house to the office. It would take him an hour to do so, but he insisted because it made him get a sense of success. I admired him. He not only made great achievements in his field, but also came up with creative teaching methods to inspire students.”
他的同事曾说过:“虽然他年纪大了,但他还是坚持从家里走到办公室。这需要一个小时,但他坚持了下来,因为这让他有了成功的感觉。我钦佩他。他不仅在自己的领域取得了巨大成就,还提出了创造性的教学方法来激励学生。”
One day, a student got out of the professor’s office with a lot of books. He complained, “He always answers my questions with just a yes or no. At the same time, he always gives me too many books and advises me to read them again and again. I have to spend plenty of time finding the answers on my own.”
一天,一个学生带着很多书走出庞德教授的办公室。他抱怨道,“他总是用“是”或“否”来回答我的问题。与此同时,他总是给我太多的书,并建议我反复阅读。我必须花很多时间自己寻找答案。”
By accident, the professor knew what the student complained about. He explained to him patiently. “This is the method I have learnt - the harder you work independently, the better solutions you will get. If you can make full use of the books, you will probably become a good lawyer.” He believed “Teaching people to fish is better than giving them fish”.
偶然间,教授知道学生在抱怨什么。他耐心地向他解释。“这是我学到的方法——你越努力独立工作,你越会得到更好的解决方案。如果你能充分利用这些书,你可能会成为一名优秀的律师。”他认为“授人以渔不如授人以渔”。
Ten years later, the student became a well-known lawyer. When he returned to Law College of Harvard, he met the professor again. He thanked the professor. Besides, he gave away many books to Harvard.
十年后,这位学生成为了著名的律师。当他回到哈佛法学院时,他再次见到了这位教授。他感谢教授。此外,他还向哈佛捐赠了许多书籍。