Mr Li Pei.
The word "sir" originally meant father, brother or elder. Later, in the Warring States period, the meaning of "Mr." was extended to address elderly and learned people, and this meaning has been used to this day.
In modern times, the scope of the word "Mr." has been further expanded, and some women have been honored as Mr. for their outstanding contributions. This kind of address is now a very elegant address in the cultural circle, without distinction between men and women. However, at present, the word "sir" seems to be a man-only address, or a wife's address to her husband, which is not included here for the time being.
Since Li Pei is addressed as Mr., what achievements and contributions has she made?
Mr. Li Pei's contribution.
Li Pei was born in 19 17 Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, right? Two bombs and one satellite? The wife of Mr. Guo Yonghuai, the father of our country, is called? The most beautiful rose in Chinese Academy of Sciences? 、? The lighthouse of Zhongguancun? 、? Mother of Applied Linguistics in China? Wait, just her honorary title, you can see her contribution.
Mr Li Pei.
1956 when new China was in urgent need of building talents, Mr. Li Pei and her husband, Mr. Guo Yonghuai, who were still abroad, took their young daughter Guo Qin with them, responded to the call of the motherland without hesitation, broke through layers of resistance, and finally returned to her beloved homeland, and chose to devote their lives to her.
After returning to China, Mr. Li Pei served as an English professor at the University of Science and Technology of China and China Academy of Sciences for a long time. During this period, Mr. Li Pei trained a large number of outstanding talents. In addition, Mr. Li Pei founded? Applied linguistics? It laid a foundation for the development of this discipline in China.
In addition, after returning to China, Mr. Li Pei was also responsible for the logistics construction in Zhongguancun. It can be said that Zhongguancun has today's status, thanks to Mr. Li Pei. Later, when Mr. Li Pei talked about the construction of Zhongguancun, he still blamed himself for not doing a good job.
Mr Li Pei.
She said: Sometimes even small things can't be done, such as the traffic in Zhongguancun, cyclists rampage and even knock down old academicians and scientists. I want to stop these unscrupulous cyclists and ask them why they don't obey the traffic rules, but they run too fast for me to catch up.
Mr. Li Pei's later years.
1948, Li Pei married Guo Yonghuai, and they had a daughter named Guo Qin. After marriage, the three of them have been living a happy life. Think about it, too. They have been making contributions to the motherland all their lives, so how can they have time to care about trifles in life? It is their righteousness that explains what it is. Real happiness? .
1968, Mr. Guo Yonghuai died in a plane crash. At this time, Li Pei was 5 1 year old. Hearing the bad news of her husband's death, she looked unusually calm and sighed, just staring at the sky in a daze, as if trying to find the asteroid numbered 2 12796, which was named forever? Guo Yonghuai star? Asteroids.
Li Pei family
After her husband's death, Mr. Li Pei devoted the rest of his life to the cause of the motherland. After retirement, he set up spontaneously? Zhongguancun Senior Mutual Aid Service Center? Continue to serve others with your meager strength.
1996, Mr. Li Pei's only daughter Guo Qin also died of illness. At this time, she was 79 years old, which was another blow to Mr. Li Pei. Two beloved people left her one after another, and the pain was self-evident. On 20 100, Mr Li Pei passed away at the age of 100.