Having lived for seven years in the Soviet Union and then Russia, what impressed me is how the opposite is the case there: pupils want to learn and there is no shame in it.

• 在前苏联和俄罗斯的七年生活令我感触很深：那里的情况正好相反。孩子们渴望学习，这丝毫没让他们感觉不好意思。