关于熊猫

熊猫（Garth Douglas Cooper），来自美国，本科阶段在阿奎纳斯学院学习国际贸易，后又在哈佛大学读在职工商管理硕士。他还有几家自己的公司。因为家庭的原因，熊猫经常来中国看望在中国家人，并在2015年开始在中国实习。

Doug from the USA, or Garth Douglas Cooper, has a bachelor in international business at Aquinas College and a partial MBA from Harvard. And he also owns several businesses.  He has been to China many times to visit his Chinese family and he had an internship in China in 2015.

出于对中国历史文化以及对科学的渴求，他决定来中国继续深造学习。2017年熊猫来到西安，在西北工业大学攻读计算机科学专业。

Out of an interest in Chinese history and culture and love for science, he decided to come to China to continue his studies. Doug came to Xi'an in 2017 to study computer science at Northwestern Polytechnical University.

选择/Choice

“比起北京，我更向往陕西的历史文化，所以我选择来西工大读书”——熊猫

Compared with Beijing, I'm more fascinated by the history and culture of Shaanxi. That's why I came to NPU.  

很多人问我为什么不去北京上学，而是来西安上学？那是因为之前我经常去北京看望家人，我想我对北京很熟悉了。最重要的是，我了解到西安学校的师资条件，科研设备也非常的好，我也更向往陕西的历史文化，所以我选择来西工大读书，而不是北京大学。

Lots of people asked me why I came to Xi'an, as opposed to Beijing? I have been to Beijing many times and I've been quite familiar with the city. What's more, I learned that the faculty and the research equipment in Xi'an are very powerful. And I'm fascinated by the history and culture of Shaanxi. That's why I came to Northwestern Polytechnical University instead of Peking University.   

经历/Experience

“经历这次疫情是一次特别的体验，就像在看电影一样。”——熊猫

I find it interesting living through this outbreak, it is like something you’d see in a movie. 

我和我的家人对这次疫情没有太大的担心。从12月中旬开始，我们就一直关注着世界卫生组织和中国疾病预防控制中心的报道。

My family and I haven’t been too concerned with the virus, we had been following reports from the WHO and CDC since the middle of December before the strict lockdowns took effect.  

武汉封城前我有机会向武汉捐赠了口罩。后来我和我的中国同学还在西安街上给需要帮助的人发了口罩。最近没办法像这样做志愿活动了，因为小区在进行封闭管理或者会限制出入。

Early before the lockdown, I had the opportunity to make mask donations to Wuhan and later my Chinese classmates and I were able to visit around the city to distribute masks to those in need. Recently it is not possible to coordinate volunteer activities like that because all of our living communities have been closed or have limited chances to leave the community. 

经历这次疫情是一次特别的体验，就像在看电影一样。我对政府部门迅速作出的清洁城市和保护人民的种种措施印象很深刻。中国政府更关心的是民生，把人民放在利益之前。中国政府和西工大的努力令人惊叹！

I find it interesting living through this outbreak, it is like something you’d see in a movie. I am very impressed by the rapid response by the government to clean the city and protect people. The greater concern is for the wellbeing of the people, putting people before profits. The efforts by the government and by NPU have been astounding and really spectacular!  

努力/Work harder

“等到疫情结束，我要更加努力。”——熊猫

I need to work harder after the epidemic.

因为疫情的原因，我们现在无法出门，我非常想念我在办公室和实验室的时光。等待疫情结束，我想要每天花更多的时间在那里。

I will need to spend more time in the office and lab to make up time that I haven't been able to spend there because of the lockdowns.

自从我的实验室关闭，很遗憾我无法进行我喜欢的研究工作，但我理解并赞赏这个封闭规定，这关系着每个人的身体健康。这也让我有充足的时间专注于我和我的教授正在写的一本教材；有时间准备几次我要参加的海外会议；也有更多的时间花在我自己的生意上面。

Since my laboratory is closed, I have not been able to conduct research, which has been detrimental; I understand and appreciate the closure and concern for everyone’s health. This has given me time to focus on a textbook my professors and I are writing. I have time to prepare for several overseas conferences I’ll be attending. It has also given me more time to spend on my company.

看着许多生病的人和那些死去的人，我为他们和他们的家人感到难过。在这段时间里，可能许多小企业将难以维持生计，而那些原本经济实力薄弱的人也可能将因为疫情而面临更大的困难。我希望每个人都能平安，生活能恢复正常。

I feel very sad for many people who have become sick, for those who died and for their families. Many small business owners will be struggling to make ends meet during this time, and people who were already financially vulnerable will have even greater difficulty because of the virus. I hope that they and everyone can be safe and life can return to normal.