马坚先生是我国著名学者,也是我十分敬仰的一位老师。我1960年进北京大学东方语系学习,正值中国大力发展与亚非拉国家友好关系的时期,阿拉伯语属“热门专业”。时任阿拉伯语教研室主任的马坚教授,对我们这个班可以说是极其重视。他是北大阿拉伯语专业的创建人,也是最资深的教授。语音阶段一过,他就亲自来给我们上课了,后来又给我们上过语法和古代文学史。到四五年级,他 Mr. Ma Jian is a famous scholar in our country and a teacher whom I admire very much. I was studying in the Eastern Language Department of Peking University in 1960, just as China was vigorously developing its friendly relations with the countries of Asia, Africa and Africa. Arabic is a “hot professional.” Professor Ma Jian, then director of the Arabic Teaching and Research Section, said that we attach great importance to this class. He is the founder of Peking University’s Arabic major, is also the most senior professor. After the speech stage, he came to our class personally, and later gave us grammar and history of ancient literature. To the fourth and fifth grade, he