高二英语第二十三单元Telephones

will always remember him .

Hua Luogeng was born in 1910 . Since his family was very poor at that time , he studied only three years in a middle school . He had to leave school at the age of 15 .

Then , working as a shop assistant , he began to study mathematics by himself . Several years later , he wrote an article to point out the mistakes in a certain professor\'s book .

People were surprised at his success . So Qinghua University asked him to do research work and teach mathematics there . In 1940s , some famous universities in Britain and America , one after another , invited him to teach as a professor .

When he heard that the People\'s Republic of China was founded , he decided to go back at once . He took an active part in the socialist construction of new China . With his knowledge of mathematics , he helped workers and peasants to settle a lot of problems in industry and agriculture . He also took great care of the youth .

Once when Professor Hua made a speech on mathematics , a sudden heart disease ended his life . He left the world when he was explaining what he had studied all his life .

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