我一直以为,世纪只是人类一种纪年的方法,历史的发展与世纪的划分完全无关。但21世纪的到来恰巧伴随着人类历史的一次飞跃,因此才具有特殊的意义。新世纪带来了巨大的希望,我们当然应该热烈地迎接它的到来,不错,今天的地球并不平静,无论是人类社会,还是人类赖于生存的环境,都存在着种种危机,不能不令人担忧——贫穷、饥馑、腐败、贫富差距、种族歧视、宗教冲突、霸权、 I have always thought that the century is only a way of human annals, and the development of history has nothing to do with the division of the century. However, it is of special significance that the advent of the 21st century happens to be accompanied by a dramatic leap in human history. The new century has brought tremendous hope. We certainly should welcome it warmly. It is true that today’s earth is not calm. Both the human society and the environment in which mankind depends for existence have all kinds of crises. Concerns - Poverty, famine, corruption, the gap between rich and poor, racial discrimination, religious conflicts, hegemony,