Math prodigy starts university life

时间：2007-09-06 08:17:42

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A 9-year-old math prodigy1 met the media.
 
HONG KONG, Sept. 5 - A 9-year-old math prodigy began university life Tuesday - and promptly2 declared his first lesson "easy".

 

"I learnt it two years ago," March Tian Boedihardjo said after attending the lecture on mathematical analysis at Hong Kong Baptist University.

 

Asked what he had learned, he said: "You would not understand that."

 

The Hong Kong-born Indonesian-Chinese was admitted to a five-year undergraduate and master's program in math by the university last month after obtaining an A in both math and further math, and a B in statistics in the General Certificate of Education (GCE) A-levels in the United Kingdom. He has also taken courses in Oxford3.

 

The Hong Kong university's decision to admit him had sparked debate on whether such a young child could communicate with the older students and get used to campus life.

 

Yesterday, March was accompanied by his father, who carried his son's school bag and raincoat. He will attend his son's lessons for the first six months.

 

The little genius had a hectic4 schedule. He had a math class at 8:30 am, followed by a two-hour Spanish class at 11:30 am. He attended the convocation ceremony after lunch.

 

March said he felt excited getting into university as he could continue learning math.

 

However, unlike at the press conference held last month to announce his admission - where he seemed relaxed and toyed with the microphone - March appeared impatient and annoyed when meeting the media yesterday, continually asking his father whether he could leave.

 

March said he was confident that he would adapt to campus life and that he preferred to live in Hong Kong. "Life in the United Kingdom was boring," he said.

 

March's schoolmate Janice Yim, a translation major, said she attempted to greet the prodigy.

 

"But he did not respond. He was surrounded by his father and university staff. He was too shy," she said.

 

But Fion Wong, a fellow student in the Spanish class, said she was impressed by March.

 

"He introduced himself in Spanish. He was eager to express himself and chat with the teacher," she said.

 

Extra security staff were deployed5 on the campus to prevent reporters from sneaking6 into the classrooms.

 

University president Ng Ching-fai said they were confident that March will be nurtured7 well as they will allocate8 extra resources to help the child with his social skills and a tailor-made curriculum.

 

"We will adjust the curriculum if he finds it too easy," he said.

 

"He is very impressive. He is still a child, but speaks in an orderly and logical manner," he said.

 

Ng urged the media not to put the child under the spotlight9.

 

"The pressure will affect his studies and annoy his schoolmates," he said.

 

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1 prodigy n14zP     
n.惊人的事物，奇迹，神童，天才，预兆
参考例句：
  • She was a child prodigy on the violin.她是神童小提琴手。
  • He was always a Negro prodigy who played barbarously and wonderfully.他始终是一个黑人的奇才，这种奇才弹奏起来粗野而惊人。
2 promptly LRMxm     
adv.及时地，敏捷地
参考例句：
  • He paid the money back promptly.他立即还了钱。
  • She promptly seized the opportunity his absence gave her.她立即抓住了因他不在场给她创造的机会。
3 Oxford Wmmz0a     
n.牛津（英国城市）
参考例句：
  • At present he has become a Professor of Chemistry at Oxford.他现在已是牛津大学的化学教授了。
  • This is where the road to Oxford joins the road to London.这是去牛津的路与去伦敦的路的汇合处。
4 hectic jdZzk     
adj.肺病的；消耗热的；发热的；闹哄哄的
参考例句：
  • I spent a very hectic Sunday.我度过了一个忙乱的星期天。
  • The two days we spent there were enjoyable but hectic.我们在那里度过的两天愉快但闹哄哄的。
5 deployed 4ceaf19fb3d0a70e329fcd3777bb05ea     
（尤指军事行动）使展开( deploy的过去式和过去分词 )； 施展； 部署； 有效地利用
参考例句：
  • Tanks have been deployed all along the front line. 沿整个前线已部署了坦克。
  • The artillery was deployed to bear on the fort. 火炮是对着那个碉堡部署的。
6 sneaking iibzMu     
a.秘密的，不公开的
参考例句：
  • She had always had a sneaking affection for him. 以前她一直暗暗倾心于他。
  • She ducked the interviewers by sneaking out the back door. 她从后门偷偷溜走，躲开采访者。
7 nurtured 2f8e1ba68cd5024daf2db19178217055     
养育( nurture的过去式和过去分词 )； 培育； 滋长； 助长
参考例句：
  • She is looking fondly at the plants he had nurtured. 她深情地看着他培育的植物。
  • Any latter-day Einstein would still be spotted and nurtured. 任何一个未来的爱因斯坦都会被发现并受到培养。
8 allocate ILnys     
vt.分配，分派；把…拨给；把…划归
参考例句：
  • You must allocate the money carefully.你们必须谨慎地分配钱。
  • They will allocate fund for housing.他们将拨出经费建房。
9 spotlight 6hBzmk     
n.公众注意的中心，聚光灯，探照灯，视听，注意，醒目
参考例句：
  • This week the spotlight is on the world of fashion.本周引人瞩目的是时装界。
  • The spotlight followed her round the stage.聚光灯的光圈随着她在舞台上转。

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