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""I Devoted My Life to China: The Story of Isabel Crook is a reportage literature portraying the century-long life of Isabel Crook, a recipient of the PRC's Friendship Medal, an international communist, and a centenarian. 《我用一生爱中国：伊莎白-柯鲁克的故事》是一部反映中华人民共和国""友谊勋章""获得者、国际共产主义者、百岁老人伊莎白-柯鲁克百年人生的报告文学。 Born in Chengdu, China in 1915, Isabel Crook witnessed over a hundred years of monumental changes in China. She observed the Communist Party of China's century-long journey from its founding to its continuous growth and strengthening, dedicating itself to pursuing happiness for the Chinese people and rejuvenation for the Chinese nation. Over three years, author Tan Kai conducted extensive interviews and field research to produce this work. Through over three hundred thousand words and a collection of precious historical photographs, the book recounts Isabel Crook's upbringing on the Huaxi Campus in Chengdu, her anthropological research in Sichuan and Chongqing, her and her husband David Crook's participation in the anti-fascist war in Britain and their joining of the Communist Party of Great Britain, their subsequent investigations in China's liberated areas, and, after the founding of New China, their dedication to English language teaching and the promotion of international friendship and exchanges. As an anthropologist, international communist, educator, and pioneer of English language teaching in New China, Isabel Crook shared the same breath and fate with the Chinese people, devoting herself ardently to the great cause of building a new China. She made outstanding contributions to China's educational endeavors and international friendship and exchanges. Throughout her life, she """"presented the world with a genuine and vibrant China, spreading a message of peace and beauty from China."""" 伊莎白-柯鲁克1915年生于中国成都，她亲历了中国百余年的历史巨变，见证了中国共产党百年来从创建到不断发展壮大，为中国人民谋幸福、为中华民族谋复兴的伟大历程。作者谭楷历时三年，通过大量的采访和实地考察，用三十多万字和部分珍贵历史图片，讲述了伊莎白-柯鲁克在中国成都华西坝的成长，在四川、重庆等地从事人类学研究，和丈夫大卫-柯鲁克一起到英国参加反法西斯战争并加入英国共产党，随后回到中国解放区考察，并在新中国成立后，投身英语教学、促进对外友好交流等丰富的百年人生经历。 作为人类学家、国际共产主义者、教育家、新中国英语教学拓荒者，伊莎白-柯鲁克与中国人民同呼吸、共命运，奋力投身于建设新中国的伟大事业中，为中国教育事业和对外友好交流做出了杰出贡献，她用一生""向世界展示了一个真实生动的中国，传播了和平美好的中国声音""。

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