Issue 9
April, 2015
D a - Ye h U n i v e r s i t y
Newsletter
Lee Kwan Yew Dies, Aged 91
Lee Kwan Yew, the father
national language.
of independent Singapore,
But he also re-
died, aged 91, at the end of
quired that Singa-
last month. He became Sin-
poreans speak their
gapore’s first prime minis-
mother tongues.
ter in 1965 and led the
Lee was admired
country from the third
for his efficient,
world to the first world in a
corruption-free
single generation. Lee stud-
government and his
ied law at the University of
economic policy,
Cambridge, England and
but was criticized
made English Singapore’s
for banning public
tacking political
protests, controlling opponents.
the media and at-
What’s the Difference between Stationery and Stationary?
Stationary means “not moving:”
He crashed into a stationary vehicle at the side of the
road.
Stationery means pens, paper, pencils, envelopes and other things used for writing:
She went to the store to buy some stationery.
Tip
Remember: er = paper
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How to Be a Global Citizen
The American painter Mary
Cassatt helped transform America into
a world class center of art. Cassatt
studied in Philadelphia, London, Paris
and Berlin and spoke English, French
and German. In 1874 she moved to
France where she became friends with
the great French artist Degas. In the
19th Century it was hard for a woman
Mary Cassatt Little Girl in a Blue Armchair 1877
to succeed as a painter, but through study and hard work, she became a key member of the
impressionist movement. She is a good example of a global citizen.
The Great Mosque of Djenne
Question:
What is the world’s largest building made entirely of mud?
Answer: The Great Mosque of Djenne in Mali, West Africa.
Actually, the mosque is made of adobe, a Spanish word meaning “mud brick”. Its three towers
are decorated with ostrich eggs. The summer in
Mali is so hot that the walls of the mosque often start to crack. So every year the locals get
together and re-coat the entire building with
clay from a nearby pond.
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.
Do
you Desire to Learn?
Zhou Qunfei was born in 1970 to a
poor family in Hunan, China. Before she
was born, her father became blind in an
accident in the 1960s, and when she was
five her mother died. She quit school at
age 15 and moved to Shenzhen to find
work.
In Shenzhen she deliberately
chose to work for companies
near Shenzhen University, so she could
take part-time courses at the university.
She studied many subjects and passed the examinations to be certified
for accounting, computer operations, customs processing, and even became licensed to drive trucks.
She worked for a small firm making watch parts. When that business closed,
she established her own company in 1993, with her savings of HK$20,000. It was
her cousin who encouraged her to start on her own, and her brother, sister, and
two cousins all helped in the business.
Zhou started Lens Technology in 2003. The company supplies touchscreens to Apple and Samsung. Last month Lens Technology began trading on
the Shenzhen Stock Exchange. The company's stock price rose to US$10 billion,
making Zhou the richest woman in China. Zhou said the secret of her success was
the desire to learn.
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Quotation of the month
The two most important
days in your life are the
day you are born and the
day you find out why.
人一生有兩個最重要的日子，一是
出生的那天，二是找出你為何在那
天誕生。
Mark Twain (馬克·吐溫),
1835-1910
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