记得1979年我考进了北大中文系时,母亲非常遗憾地对我说,她办公室的所有同事对我选择中文系都表示惋惜。理由很简单:北京市前几名的高分,去哪里不可以?学中文有什么用?谁还不会学中文?如今30年过去,我这个中文系的毕业生似乎有责任回答这个问题。而且我自信能够令人信服地回答? I remember when I was admitted to the Chinese Department of Peking University in 1979, my mother told me with great regret that all her colleagues in my office expressed regret over the choice of my Chinese department. The reason is simple: Top scores in Beijing, where to go? What is the use of learning Chinese? Who will not learn Chinese? Now 30 years later, my Chinese graduate seems to be responsible for answering this question. And I’m confident I can answer convincingly?