Dear Xiaohua: I’m very glad to receive your letter. From your letter, I know you have shown 小题1: great interest in inventing new things. That’s great. As for how to be an inventor, there is no quick answer to 小题2: . Coming from different cultures and having different backgrounds, inventors do not seem to have much 小题3: common. But creative thinking, 小题4: is greatly valued, is perhaps the basic skill an inventor should have. In order to explore new possibilities, you will have to learn to break 小题5: from old thought patterns. When you get stuck, try to look at the problem in 小题6: many ways as possible. Each new 小题7:may improve your understanding. More importantly, always keep it in your mind 小题8: success is no accident. It is the result of a long process of trial and error. Above all, the main task for you is to study hard and try to learn more knowledge. This, of course, will lay a solid foundation. Hope your future invention will make a difference. Good luck. Yours, Wang Li |