这是一本特殊的访谈录。书里收集了26位从42岁到88岁的优秀教授们的访谈实录。他们都是在日常的科研和教学中能够将英语作为工作语言的教授们，其中很多人都曾经不止一次出现在国内或国外的英文媒体报道上，但如此集中地同时出现在一本英文书中却是第一次。他们一起用原汁原味的英文谈北大的精神，谈自己钟爱的事业，谈对人生和治学的态度。全英文的访谈录为世界更好地了解北大提供了一个窗口，对于推进北大的国际交流与合作，提升北大教授的国际影响力有着重要的意义。

Foreword by President Xu Zhihong
Interviews with PKU Professors
Xu Guangxian
　College of Chemistry & Molecular Engineering
Zhang Shiying
　Department of Philosophy
Chen Jiaer
　School of Physics
Wang Yangyuan
　School of Electronics Engineering and Computer Science
Tao Jie
　School of Foreign Languages
Gong Wenxiang
　School of Journalism and Communication
Wen Lan
　School of Mathematical Sciences
Wang Jisi
　School of International Studies
Qian Chengdan
　Department of History
Zhang Xianglong
　Department of Philosophy
Zhao Dunhua
　Department of Philosophy
Wang Bangwei
　School of Foreign Languages
Niu Dayong
　Department of History
Chen Baoya
　Department of Chinese Language and Literature
Sun Qixiang
　School of Economics
Chen Shiyi
　College of Engineering
Zhang Jing
　Department of Sociology
Zhang Jiping
　School of Mathematical Sciences
Cheng Zhaoxiang
　School of Foreign Languages
Zhang Weiying
　Guanghua School of Management
Rao Yi
　School of Life Sciences
Fu Jun
　School of Government
Zhang Shiqiu
　College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering
Gao Song
　College of Chemistry & Molecular Engineering
Gong Qihuang
　School of Physics
Meng Jie
　School of Physics
Words from the Editor
Photos of Peking University