党建工作责任制度：story 东华大学 杨丹 新东方

2020年12月4日发(作者：殷宏)
For A Better Day
Arthur’s life is a narrow room, waiting to be lightened by a magic wand. But up to now, he is
accustomed to the confining and static school life in the remote village, which from one angle
is not a bad thing. Gut, on the other hand, runs every day in the open air, to the brook, to the
plain, where the nature endows him all talents. However, the seemingly freedom traps him
when fences are brought to the not-so-green meadow. He is frightened but has nowhere to
hide. Different as they are, ----in living conditions, in individual traits ----they have much in
common.

On July 10
th
, 2009, the second day of our arrival at Arthur’s village, we commenced the
well- scheduled research and teaching program. The primary school my teammates contacted
before our official start was the core education institution in the town; as a result, the students
there were out of question of higher quality. Indeed, from the equipment installed in the
classrooms, it was not hard to figure out this fact objectively. After our introduction, we
received a hearty welcome by both students and their parents. Among the around-10-year-old
boys and girls stood Arthur, an introvert but eloquent young gentleman if required.

“All my little friends,” I asked, “what do you know about the Przewalskit Gazelle?”
“They are our friends and they are lovely animals.” One boy said immediately.
Others became active. “Yes, and they live on the steppe to look for food. But sometimes, they
go up to the hilly areas.” Another girl added, approved by several voices.
“Great!” I responded, “So you’ve got bunch of knowledge about them, right? But except
taking the risk to climb the slip hill, do you know other features of this animal? The most
unique and conspicuous ones?” I was wondering if I had pushed too many questions to these
cute primary school students. It must be my fault if they were not interested in the knowledge
and lessons.

There was a murmur of discussion amidst them but no answer.

Right at the moment when I decided to give them the answer, a boy started his statement as
follows: “They are acute to possible enemies thanks to their ears and noses as well as their
way of living and they run very fast, which helps them avoid being caught by ferocious
wolves, especially in summer.” Not even before he finished his short speech, I was already
astonished at his extensive knowledge about this mammal.

Though this particular species is in desperate danger with a total population of only about 600
worldwide, far less than the Tibetan Antelope, and has been recorded years ago on the
endangered list, the major factitious threat----the thorny steel fences ----has not been reported
frequently so as to raise sufficient public concern, let alone its profiles or other facts. Local
farmers and herders are not to blame. It is the government’s responsibility to take effective
measures and to permeate the mentality of maintaining the variety of animal species.
Education without doubt is the first and presumably the most crucial step one nation as a
people can take.