Words & phrases
华侨
huá qiáo
overseas Chinese national
创业
chuàng yè
start an enterprise
资助
zī zhù
provide financial support
朴素
pǔ sù
simple and unostentatious
Model sentences
许多华侨在海外生活，同时关心家乡的教育与发展。
xǔ duō huá qiáo zài hǎi wài shēng huó， tóng shí guān xīn jiā xiāng de jiào yù yǔ fā zhǎn。
Many overseas Chinese live abroad while continuing to care about education and development in their home communities.
创业初期条件艰苦，他仍然认真学习经营和管理。
chuàng yè chū qī tiáo jiàn jiān kǔ， tā réng rán rèn zhēn xué xí jīng yíng hé guǎn lǐ。
Although conditions are difficult at the start of the enterprise, he continues to study business and management carefully.
他把一部分收入用于资助学校，让更多孩子有机会读书。
tā bǎ yí bù fèn shōu rù yòng yú zī zhù xué xiào， ràng gèng duō hái zi yǒu jī huì dú shū。
He uses part of his income to support schools so that more children can study.
创办学校需要校舍和教师，也需要长期稳定的计划。
chuàng bàn xué xiào xū yào xiào shè hé jiào shī， yě xū yào cháng qī wěn dìng de jì huà。
Founding a school requires buildings and teachers as well as a stable long-term plan.
虽然事业有了成就，他的生活仍然十分朴素。
suī rán shì yè yǒu le chéng jiù， tā de shēng huó réng rán shí fēn pǔ sù。
Although his work becomes successful, he continues to live simply.
纪念一个人，不应只记住名字，还要理解他做过的事情。
jì niàn yí ge rén， bù yīng zhǐ jì zhù míng zi， hái yào lǐ jiě tā zuò guò de shì qíng。
To commemorate someone, we should understand what they did rather than remember only their name.
华侨旗帜
陈嘉庚出生于福建集美，年轻时到新加坡学习经商，后来发展自己的事业，也一直关心教育。
chén jiā gēng chū shēng yú fú jiàn jí měi， nián qīng shí dào xīn jiā pō xué xí jīng shāng， hòu lái fā zhǎn zì jǐ de shì yè， yě yì zhí guān xīn jiào yù。
Tan Kah Kee is born in Jimei, Fujian, later learns business in Singapore and develops enterprises while caring about education.
在他心中，家乡并不是一个遥远的名字，孩子们需要读书，学校需要帮助，这些问题常常使他思考。
zài tā xīn zhōng， jiā xiāng bìng bú shì yí ge yáo yuǎn de míng zi， hái zi men xū yào dú shū， xué xiào xū yào bāng zhù， zhè xiē wèn tí cháng cháng shǐ tā sī kǎo。
His hometown is more than a distant name; children need schooling and schools need support, questions he often considers.
经商所得给了他更多条件，可他没有只想着增加个人享受，而是考虑怎样把资源用在长期有意义的事情上。
jīng shāng suǒ de gěi le tā gèng duō tiáo jiàn， kě tā méi yǒu zhǐ xiǎng zhe zēng jiā gè rén xiǎng shòu， ér shì kǎo lǜ zěn yàng bǎ zī yuán yòng zài cháng qī yǒu yì yì de shì qíng shàng。
Business earnings give him resources, but he considers lasting purposes rather than only personal comfort.
一九一三年，他创办集美小学，后来继续发展当地教育，也支持新加坡的学校，把关心带到工作与生活的地方。
yī jiǔ yī sān nián， tā chuàng bàn jí měi xiǎo xué， hòu lái jì xù fā zhǎn dāng dì jiào yù， yě zhī chí xīn jiā pō de xué xiào， bǎ guān xīn dài dào gōng zuò yǔ shēng huó de dì fang。
In 1913 he establishes Jimei Primary School, later develops education there and supports schools in Singapore.
办一所学校，不只是挂起一个名字，还要准备地方、安排资金，让老师能够教学，让学生有机会持续学习。
bàn yī suǒ xué xiào， bù zhǐ shì guà qǐ yí ge míng zi， hái yào zhǔn bèi dì fang、 ān pái zī jīn， ràng lǎo shī néng gòu jiào xué， ràng xué shēng yǒu jī huì chí xù xué xí。
A school requires premises, funding and conditions that let teachers teach and students keep learning, not merely a name.
教育的投入需要长久安排，一间教室建好以后，还要有书、有老师，也要考虑学生怎样继续读下去。他因此不断了解学校的情况，把一次性的帮助与持续的支持放在一起思考；对他来说，孩子真正获得机会，才是办学最重要的结果。
jiào yù de tóu rù xū yào cháng jiǔ ān pái， yì jiān jiào shì jiàn hǎo yǐ hòu， hái yào yǒu shū、 yǒu lǎo shī， yě yào kǎo lǜ xué shēng zěn yàng jì xù dú xià qù。 tā yīn cǐ bù duàn liǎo jiě xué xiào de qíng kuàng， bǎ yí cì xìng de bāng zhù yǔ chí xù de zhī chí fàng zài yì qǐ sī kǎo； duì tā lái shuō， hái zi zhēn zhèng huò dé jī huì， cái shì bàn xué zuì zhòng yào de jié guǒ。
Education needs books, teachers and continuity beyond a classroom building. He considers sustained support as well as one-time help, valuing real learning opportunities most.
他持续投入这些工作，希望教育的机会能够留在孩子身边，而不是随着一次捐赠很快消失。
tā chí xù tóu rù zhè xiē gōng zuò， xī wàng jiào yù de jī huì néng gòu liú zài hái zi shēn biān， ér bú shì suí zhe yí cì juān zèng hěn kuài xiāo shī。
He sustains this work so that educational opportunities remain rather than vanish after one donation.
一九二一年，厦门大学创办，这也是他支持教育的重要事业之一，把更高阶段的学习带给新的学生。
yī jiǔ èr yì nián， xià mén dà xué chuàng bàn， zhè yě shì tā zhī chí jiào yù de zhòng yào shì yè zhī yī， bǎ gèng gāo jiē duàn de xué xí dài gěi xīn de xué shēng。
Xiamen University is founded in 1921 as another major educational undertaking he supports, offering further study to new students.
办学的资源来自不同阶段的努力，持续关心学校，才能让早先的准备真正进入课堂。
bàn xué de zī yuán lái zì bù tóng jiē duàn de nǔ lì， chí xù guān xīn xué xiào， cái néng ràng zǎo xiān de zhǔn bèi zhēn zhèng jìn rù kè táng。
Sustained attention turns resources gathered over time into practical classroom opportunities.
有关他的生活故事，常写到衣物使用很久、生活安排朴素，与投入办学的认真形成鲜明对照。
yǒu guān tā de shēng huó gù shì， cháng xiě dào yī wù shǐ yòng hěn jiǔ、 shēng huó ān pái pǔ sù， yǔ tóu rù bàn xué de rèn zhēn xíng chéng xiān míng duì zhào。
Accounts of his life describe long-used clothes and modest habits, contrasting with his dedication to education.
他关心的不只是一座校舍，还包括学校能够怎样发展、孩子能够学到什么，以及教育怎样影响往后的生活。
tā guān xīn de bù zhǐ shì yí zuò xiào shè， hái bāo kuò xué xiào néng gòu zěn yàng fā zhǎn、 hái zi néng gòu xué dào shén me， yǐ jí jiào yù zěn yàng yǐng xiǎng wǎng hòu de shēng huó。
His concern extends beyond buildings to schools’ development, learning and education’s influence on later life.
不同地方的学生走进课堂，带着不同的家庭背景，却因为有人愿意准备条件，获得了新的学习机会。
bù tóng dì fang de xué shēng zǒu jìn kè táng， dài zhe bù tóng de jiā tíng bèi jǐng， què yīn wèi yǒu rén yuàn yì zhǔn bèi tiáo jiàn， huò dé le xīn de xué xí jī huì。
Students from different backgrounds enter classrooms and gain opportunities because someone has prepared the conditions.
人们用“华侨旗帜”赞美他，把“旗帜”当作榜样的比喻，记住的正是那些能够看见的办学行动。
rén men yòng “huá qiáo qí zhì” zàn měi tā， bǎ “qí zhì” dàng zuò bǎng yàng de bǐ yù， jì zhù de zhèng shì nà xiē néng gòu kàn jiàn de bàn xué xíng dòng。
People praise him as a “banner of overseas Chinese,” using the banner as a metaphor for an example set through educational action.
岁月过去，学校里继续有读书声，他的贡献也在一代又一代学习者的生活里留下了联系。
suì yuè guò qù， xué xiào lǐ jì xù yǒu dú shū shēng， tā de gòng xiàn yě zài yí dài yòu yí dài xué xí zhě de shēng huó lǐ liú xià le lián xì。
As years pass, reading continues in the schools, and his contribution remains connected to generations of learners.
Conversation
A 人物介绍先从哪里开始？
rén wù jiè shào xiān cóng nǎ lǐ kāi shǐ？
Where will the profile begin?
B 从集美和新加坡的位置及人物经历开始。
cóng jí měi hé xīn jiā pō de wèi zhì jí rén wù jīng lì kāi shǐ。
With Jimei, Singapore and his experiences.
A 你的时间线为什么改了年份？
nǐ de shí jiān xiàn wèi shén me gǎi le nián fèn？
Why did you revise a timeline date?
B 厦门大学的资料写创办于一九二一年。
xià mén dà xué de zī liào xiě chuàng bàn yú yī jiǔ èr yì nián。
The university gives its founding year as 1921.
A 有钱能说明全部贡献吗？
yǒu qián néng shuō míng quán bù gòng xiàn ma？
Does wealth explain the whole contribution?
B 不能，还要说明资金怎样用来支持教育。
bù néng， hái yào shuō míng zī jīn zěn yàng yòng lái zhī chí jiào yù。
No; we must explain how it supports education.
