Translation1.EnglishtoChineseIt(the1984presidentialcampaign)shouldhavebeeneasy.Therewerebattle-testedveteranswithlongtiestoReaganandevenlongeronestotheRepublicanParty,menwhounderstoodpresidentialpoliticsaswellasanyinthecountry.Thebackdropofthecampainwashospitable,withlotsofgoodnewstoworkwith:Americawasatpeace,andthenation’seconomy,akeyfactorinanyelection,wasreboundingvigorouslyafterrecession.Furthermore,thecampaignitselfwaslavishlyfinanced,withplentyofmoneyforatop-flightstaff,travel,andtelevisioncommercials.And,mostimportant,theircandidatewasRonaldReagan,apresidentoftremendouspersonalpopularityanddazzlingcommunicationskills.ReaganhassucceededmorethananypresidentsinceJohnF.KennedyinprojectingabroadvisionofAmerica–anationofrenewedmilitarystrength,individualinitiative,andsmallerfederalgovernment.2.ChinesetoEnglish由小学到大学,所修习的无非是一些普通的基本知识。就是大学四年，所授课业也还是相当粗浅的学识。世人常称大学为“最高学府”。这名称易滋误解，好象过此以上即无学问可言。大学的研究所才是初步研究学问的所在，在这里做学问也只能算是粗涉藩篱，注重的是研究学问的方法与实习。学无止境，一生的时间都嫌太短，所以古人皓首穷经，头发白了还是在继续研究，不过在这样的研究中确是有浓厚的趣味。