When I was small we had to memorize our textbooks, from which all exam questions were taken. Sometimes I would think to myself how great the textbook writers must be, to know everything. But when the text proved difficult or boring, I would ask myself: Why do I have to memorize so much stuff?
可是碰到難記、無趣的內容時也常想，不知道是誰要我們背那麼多東西，一遍又一遍演算代數幾何，不知道除了拿來考試外，還有什麼用？