当世界深陷火海时，潜心学习的意义是什么 Where then i

transfer student 转学生

national guard troop 国民警卫队

head in new direction 迈向新的方向

challenge your own thoughts 挑战自我思维

rapidly changing and unpredictable world 瞬息万变、深不可测的世界

Pandemic is raging all over the world 疫情肆虐全球

conduct experiment 做实验

Where then is the purpose which makes patient learning supportable when the world is on fire?

当世界深陷火海时，潜心学习的意义是什么？

geopolitical and personal  experience 个人和国家都感同身受

 climate disasters first hand 亲身经历天灾人祸wild fire, drought and flooding

racism, extremism, widening gap bt the rich and the poor 

These are complex challenges that call our for urgent and concerted action 

这些挑战需要我们齐心协力、及时行动

patiently, rigorously and seriously learn 耐心、严谨、认真地学习

19th Jewish movement 

We must improve ourselves before looking outward at society. We must examine our values, expand our knowledge, and develop empathy and imagination.

在改变社会之前我们必须先提升自己。我们要审视自身的价值观、扩宽自己的知识面、并培养自己的同理心和想象力。

scale back 

take intellectual risks, and ask questions about everything form the structure of cosmos to the structure of a novel.  迎接学习的挑战、勤问问题，大到宇宙、小到一本书。

I see many reasons for optimism