一个人的成长不是偶然的,而是需要条件,思想家也是如此。在伦敦,严复结识了大清帝国驻英公使郭嵩焘,并且得到他的青睐,与之建立了非同一般的关系。严复与郭嵩焘,年龄、身份和地位都相差甚远。严复生于1854年,当时还是一个23岁的毛头小伙子;郭嵩焘生于1818年,当时已是60岁的老人,朝廷二品官员。但他们两人一见如故,而且越走越近,成为忘年交。严复后来把郭嵩焘称作“生平第一知己”。严复受到郭嵩焘的赏识,开始自然是取决于他的表现,比如学习勤奋,知识渊博,思维敏捷等。但更重要的,还是他对世界、对时势的见解。 A person’s growth is not accidental, but requires conditions, as thinkers as well. In London, Yen Fu met Guo Songtao, the minister of the Qing Empire in Britain, and got his favor, establishing a remarkable relationship with him. Yan Fu and Guo Songtao, age, status and status are far cry from. Yan Fu Sheng was born in 1854, when he was still a 23-year-old feather boy. Guo Songtao was born in 1818, at the time was a 60-year-old man and an official of the Imperial Court. However, when both of them saw the same result, they got closer and closer together and became the year-end payers. Yan Fu later called Guo Songtao “life first friend ”. Yan Fu Guo Songtao by the appreciation of the beginning is naturally depends on his performance, such as learning hard-working, knowledgeable, quick thinking and so on. But more importantly, his opinion on the world and the current situation.