采访林励吾时,印象最深的是他说的一句朴实的话:“国家的需要就是我的动力。”8旬高龄的院士,思维敏捷,将深奥的催化剂话题说得明白易懂。可是,每当问到他自己的贡献时,他却总是将成绩归功于他的团队。他的助手和学生们都非常敬重他,他们说:“院士虽说上了年纪,但却很有活力,依然那么勤奋,特有创新精神,和他在一起搞研究,我们总是兴致勃勃,精神特别振奋。” When I interviewed Lin Liwu, what impressed me most was what he said plainly: “The needs of the country are my motivation.” The eighty-year-old academician, with a quick-minded mind, understood esoteric topics of catalyst. However, whenever he asked about his own contribution, he always credited the performance to his team. His assistants and students all respected him very much. They said: “Although the academician was very young, energetic, still diligent, innovative, and engaged in research with him, we are always in good spirits Particularly exciting. ”