I want to highlight the importance of studying ancient civilizations. Because ancient civilization, as we saw in the case of Marco Polo, was also a vehicle for commercial relations, as Marco Polo witnessed.

我想强调研究古代文明的重要性。 因为古代文明，正如我们在马可波罗的例子中看到的，也是商业关系的载体，马可波罗见证了这一点。

And I think it is very important to study the language, even in the era of AI, because communication cannot go only through AI. Of course, it is an important instrument, but for us, it is very important because when you speak a language, you think differently. And when you express your thoughts in that language, like the Chinese language, you express different ideas and thoughts. So I think it is very important.

我认为即使在人工智能时代，学习语言也非常重要，因为沟通不能只通过人工智能进行。 当然，它是一种重要的工具，但对我们来说，语言更是意义重大，因为当你说一门语言时，你的思维方式会改变。 当你用这种语言表达你的想法时，比如中文，你表达的理念和想法也会有所不同。 所以我认为学习语言非常重要。

And for this reason, we ask our students to study Classical Chinese in the second year of their curriculum. So all the students have to study Classical Chinese. Yes, very difficult, but it is very important to study Chinese thought, Chinese philosophy, Confucius, in order to understand what is the idea of the future for you in China.

因此，我们要求学生（中文相关专业）在第二学年学习文言文。 所有学生都必须学习文言文。 是的，很难，但学习中国思想、中国哲学和孔子思想非常重要， 这样才能了解中国人眼中的未来。

素材来源：iYuba