阅读短文，回答问题。

       苗苗：爷爷，我喜欢语文，数学不行，偏科。

       季羡林：喜爱语文当然好，但语文要好，数学也要好。21世纪的青年，要能文能理。所以，不管你喜不喜欢，一定要学好数学。最近清华大学办了一个班，选的是高才生，提出要培养中西贯通、古今贯通的人才。我看，有这两个贯通还不行，还应该加一个文理贯通。三贯通，这才是21世纪的青年。

    The world renowned British Physicist Stephen Hawking who tried to explain the mysteries of the universe to millions of people passed away on March 14th, 2018 at the age of 76. His family said he died peacefully at his home in Cambridge. Professor Hawking used wheelchair and was able to speak only through a computer synthesizer(合成器), having been suffering from a rare form of motor neuron disease as a young man. Despite being given only a few years to live, he wrote popular science books for several decades. A film about his life The Theory of Everything won an Oscar for the actor Eddie Redmayne who portrayed him.

    Stephen's daughter Lucy spoke about her father's love of the limelight in 2012. She said, “Actually my father is also a showman. He loves a big show, a big stage and bright light, whether it's him on stage or whether it's watching the spectacle.”

    Stephen Hawking's death was announced in the statement by his children who said they will miss him forever. They said his courage and brilliance inspired people across the world. Many leaders from different countries paid tribute(致敬) to him including the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who said Professor Hawking had made the world a better place.