Havingover2,600,000motorvehicles,Beijingisworthyofthename,thecityonfourwheels.However,wearealsopayingadirectpricefortherisingnumberofcarsaswehavemoretrafficaccidents,wehavetosuffermoretrafficjamsandwebreathedirtierair.
Toimprovethissituation,peoplehavecomeupwithvarioussuggestions.ManyBeijing'senvironmentalistsarecallingoncarownerstostoptheirenginesforonedayeachmonth.Somegovernmentofficialsalsosuggesttomakethepricesofgasolineevenhighertomotivatecardriverstotakepublictransportationtosavemoney.
ThoughIamacarlover,Ican’tnotignorethefactthatcarspollutetheenvironmentandstronglysupportdrivingless.Ifeverycarownerdrivesonedaylessamonth,itwouldhelptoreduceexhaustfumesandwewillbeabletoenjoymoreblueskydays.Sometimesthesmallestchangescanmakeabigdifference.
Thistimeofyearmoststudentsarefocusedonmeetingnewfriends,joiningnewactivitiesandupcomingclasses.Thoughtsofthepasteasilydriftawaywhilefutureexploitsreceivethemostattention.Butasyoubusyyourselfwiththenewsemester,pauseamomenttorememberthefamouswriter,LuXun,whowouldhavecelebratedhis124thbirthdaytoday.
Incommemorationofthisgreatman’slife,theBookClubhasorganizedaguestspeakerfromPekingUniversitytocomespeaktostudentsaboutsomeofLuXun’sunpublishedmemoirs.ThelecturewillbeinClassroom204inthemainbuilding,startingat7:00pm.
SuchanacademiclecturemightnotseemlikethemostappealingwaytospendaFridayevening,butitpromisestobeaneveningthatwillbothentertainandinformeventhemostseasonedstudentsofChinesehistory.