竺可桢是我国著名的地理学家、气象学家,他从小就勤奋好学,爱动脑筋。在他的家乡绍兴,至今还流传着他少年时的几个小故事。竺可桢上学时,正是八国联军侵略中国的年代,人民处于水深火热之中。他看到这一切,决心发愤学习,为振兴祖国而奋斗。有一天上语文课,老师在教“苦”和“甜”两个字时问大家:“什么东西最苦,什么东西最甜?”一个腼腆的小女孩说:“黄连最苦,蜜糖最甜。”这时,竺可桢从容不迫地站了起来,声音响亮地说:“丧权辱国最苦,振兴中华最甜。”老师不住地点头赞叹:“小小 Zhu Kezhen is a famous geographer and meteorologist in our country. He studied hard and studiously at an early age. In his hometown of Shaoxing, there are still a few stories circulating in his youth. When Zhu Kezhen was in school, it was the era of the Eight-Power Allied Forces’ invasion of China and the people were in dire straits. He saw all this, determined to study hard and strive for the rejuvenation of the motherland. One day when I was in a Chinese class, the teacher asked everyone when he was teaching ”Bitterness“ and ”Sweetness“: ”What is the hardest thing and what is the sweetest thing?“ A shy little girl said: Coptis most bitter, most sweet of sugar. ”At this time, Zhu Kezhen calmly stood up, loudly said:“ The most bitter humiliating humiliation, revitalization of China’s sweetest. ”“ Teacher could not help but nodded: ”