Suzanna Bastiana (‘Suze’) Dronkers (1913-1991)-Curiosity and language
She is my mother. All of her life she stimulated in me all kinds of curiosities and interest in languages. I was brought up in an atmosphere of respect for science and high esteem for universities. Broad knowledge was highly rated and knowing seemingly useless facts was highly appreciated. As a boy in elementary school, I was already reading the daily newspaper, de Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant (enlightened conservative at that time), in great detail and spent many hours reading the Winkler Prins Encyclopedia. The only popular magazine in our home was Donald Duck. Still today I do not understand why my parents immediately subscribed to it when it was edited in Dutch (1952). It was supposed to be utterly popular and not for ‘intellectual families’. Of course my sisters and I were sent to the ‘gymnasium’. In Eindhoven there was not a ‘real one’ but instead it was integrated into an ordinary highschool. You had to study ancient Latin and Greek for up to ten hours a week. This is not as useless as it seems; it sharpens your mind and creates a solid basis for picking up languages quickly. Last but not least it keeps relatively intelligent children busy as well. Ma had a degree in classical languages herself and was an archeologist by profession. The war, outdated employment laws (kept alive by the Christian parties, in particular the catholic ones) and a crippling tax system (introduced by the socialists) caused her to abstain from taking a paid job. Without being a feminist she fought for womens equality through committees, but without regret she stayed home. I felt happy at home, not at school.
国际会议
The 4th International Conference on Waste Management and Technology(第四届固体废物管理与技术国际会议)
北京
英文
194
2009-11-28（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）