When I first entered Brandeis University in the United States，There are only 5 Chinese students there。I followed the major I studied at the Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences，Want to study modern Western philosophy，I once wanted to understand the ideological connection between Lu Xun and Nietzsche。At that time, the neo-Marxist philosophy and thinker Marcuse happened to leave the Department of Philosophy of Brandeis University which he founded，went to California，The Department of Philosophy at Brandeis University has canceled its doctoral program，Like other American schools，Taking the path of application，Not engaging in scientific philosophy related to aerospace，It is to engage in ethical philosophy related to medicine。These two directions are not my strengths，So I ended my philosophical career with an article "Lu Xun and Nietzsche"，Transferred to the Comparative bet with bet365 Major of the bet with bet365 Department。

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European intellectual bet with bet365 spans a wide range，Covers a wide range of knowledge，For foreign students who are halfway to becoming a monk，The biggest challenge is to master the huge professional vocabulary and complex historical background，For me, a "stupid young man" who dared to go to American higher education institutions to make a career in the world without even finishing the "Basic English Reader"，The test can be imagined。Go to school every morning，The standard configuration is a small tape recorder，Add a small kettle of tea and two slices of bread with peanut butter，Sometimes I bring a small apple。Back to the dormitory at night，Listen to the recording again，Reading books that I don’t understand yet。Fortunately, the graduate thesis can be submitted after the holiday，In this way，In addition to working to make ends meet during winter and summer vacations，Just writing a paper。

I spent a summer vacation writing a paper for Professor Binney’s European Intellectual bet with bet365 class，But it caused a storm。Roberta Recht, Binny’s teaching assistant, is a very friendly lady，Also a registered psychologist。She told me，Professor Binny is very confused，He thinks that if English is ignored，My paper reached the "A" level，But because I usually talk less，He doesn’t think I have the ability to write such a paper，But I can’t think of a way I could cheat。I was very angry，But if Pota told me，The best way to prove yourself is to take another Binny class。I accepted Jobota’s advice，The result was two "A-"s。Two courses down，I have increased my confidence，Professor Binny also became my supporter in the department。A few years later，Professor Binny is giving lectures in France，I used the EU project to invite him to come to Beijing, China、Nanjing、Shanghai、Taught two weeks of classes in Xi’an and other places，During this period he took two notes very seriously，It is said that after he returned to the United States，At least one year，Talk about China to everyone，It seems that his trip to China had a big cultural impact on him。

When my scholarship is used up，The English language ability is almost limited，The hard work-study journey officially begins now。The income from "waiting" in a bet with bet365 restaurant on weekends is good，But the owners of bet with bet365 restaurants usually don’t like me，Because American diners saw that I, the "waiter", was actually a student from a prestigious school，will chat more，Tip more too，Of course, "turning over" will be slower。So I quit my job in a bet with bet365 restaurant and became a cleaner，Encountered a very tricky employer，Pay for 4 hours each time，But one time the employer found that we finished the job in 2 hours，The salary is reduced by half，So I fired this company。Later，Found a job similar to a nanny (called “live-in” in English) that does not require room and board fees，Finally, classes can resume normally，Until all courses are completed。

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　(This article is excerpted from "Zhou Hong: Between "Tea" and "Coffee"", one bet with bet365 "Everyone Elegant Affairs" series published by Social Sciences Literature Publishing House，With deletions)