sterling, what makes sb tick

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The title of the lectures is 'Chinese Vistas'. China's breathtaking economic growth over the last twenty-five years has transformed it into a great power. At the same time, for many people in the West its extraordinary past makes it an object of suspicion and mistrust. But there can be no doubt that it's a country which will have a significant influence over all of our lives in the years to come. In these lectures, we'll be exploring how it works and what makes it tick. Our guide is a man who knows China very well indeed. He's Sterling Professor of History at Yale University and is recognised as one of the foremost scholars of Chinese civilisation from the 16th century to the present day. "To understand China today", he says, "you have to understand its past."

此講座的標題是'中國的前景' 。中國在過去二十五年來的驚人的經濟成長，已讓它轉化成為強國。這同時，對很多西方的人來說，它的不尋常的過去讓人對它心存猜疑和不信任。但毫無疑問地， 這一個國家將在我輩未來歲月對我們所有人的生活產生重大影響。在這講座，我們將探討它是如何運作、產生影響的，以及究竟它的行事為什麼會是這樣的。

ster·ling

ˈstərliNG/

noun

1. 1.

   British money.

   "prices in sterling are shown"

adjective

1. 1.

   (of a person or their work, efforts, or qualities) excellent or valuable.

   "this organization does sterling work for youngsters"

   synonyms:

   excellent, first-rate, first-class, exceptional, outstanding, splendid,superlative, praiseworthy, laudable, commendable, admirable, valuable,worthy, deserving "this is a sterling example of the power of a positive attitude"

what makes sb tick
If you know what makes someone tick, you understand why they behave the way they do.