'
itisnaturalthatyoungpeoplelovemoviestarsorpopularsingers.
however,greatscientistsandinventorsalsodeserveourrespectasnationalheroes.weoftenfeelembarrassedifforeignersaskuswhyvulgarsingersoractorsaresopopularinchina,butwearemoreembarrassedwhenmostofourteenagersareignorantofchinesegreatscientists.inthepast,chinesedidnottraditionallyrespectscientists:nowadays,weseemtogetusedtotheideathatscientistsshouldhaveatoughlife,otherwisetheywouldbespoiled.infact,mostchinesescientistsarehavingahardtime.theyareworkingwithlowpay,withmanydifficultiesandmuchfrustrations,butwithoutenoughresearchfundsorpropersocialrespect.asaresult,manyyoungscientistsquittheirjobs.
therearelotsofthingswecandotochangethesituation.forexampie,ifbillionsofdollarsarewastedeveryyearinfeastingandluxuriouscars,whycannotwemanagetocutthewastejustalittletosupportourscientists?onehastorealizethatscienceandtechnologyareadrivingforcebutcorruptionwillruinourcountry.
thereisanurgentneedtohonorourownoutstandingscientistsasnationalheroes,whocanhelpchinabecomeabettereducatednation.wemustdoitrightnow,becausechinaneedstheirservicemoredesperatelythaneverbefore.