如果你告诉一个外国人,只要识了‘二千个’汉字,就能看得懂现代中文书报内容的百分之九十七点四,他必然会十分惊异不信。你再告诉他,在北京、天津有未入小学前的孩子能够认识五百至一千个汉字,他更不信,说他是天才、超人。世界上哪里有天才、超人,不过是想要认字,肯下功夫,这是事实。汉字是古代中国人发展了逻辑,创造出来的文化成果。 If you tell a foreigner, as long as you know ’2000’ Chinese characters, you will understand 97.4% of the contents of modern Chinese language newspapers. He is bound to be very surprised. You tell him again that in Beijing, children in pre-primary school in Tianjin who can understand 500 to 1000 Chinese characters can not believe he is a genius or superman. It is a fact that there is a genius and a superman in the world, but it is a matter of fact that you want to recognize your words and work hard. Chinese characters are the cultural achievements that the ancient Chinese developed their logic and created.