年轻时候的胡适,曾经有过一段荒唐的经历,与一帮同龄人一起喝酒、玩乐,甚至还曾经嫖娼,好在时间不长,他就认识到了自己的问题,转而开始发奋努力,并出国留学,后来终于成了著名学者。胡适早年的这段荒唐经历,知道的人很少,如果他自己不提起,是不会为公众所了解的,但在成名之后,有一次写关于禁娼的文章时,他却主动提及了自己当年的所作所为,承认了当年的错误行为,并做了深刻的检讨:“吾在上海时,亦尝叫局吃酒, When he was young, Hu Shih had had a ridiculous experience of drinking and having fun with a group of peers. He even went to prostitution. It was not long before he realized his own problems and began to work hard and go abroad Study abroad, and finally became a famous scholar. Hu Shih’s absurd experience in his early years knew very few people. If he did not mention it, he would not know the public. However, once he became famous, he once wrote an article about banning prostitution and he took the initiative to mention What I did in that year, I acknowledged the wrongful act of that year and conducted a profound review: ”When I was in Shanghai,