吴德炎1936年出生在苏州一个教书世家,从父亲到曾祖父三代都是教书先生。没想到身为教师的父亲对吴德炎的教育并不上心,几乎完全放手不管。吴德炎从小贪玩,但爱好想象,喜欢画画。说起来,他小学时成绩一般。但在进入著名的苏州中学后,终于有一天眼前豁然开朗,对学习分外热爱,学习成绩突飞猛进。 Wu Deyan was born in 1936 in Suzhou, a teaching family, from his father to his great-grandfather was a teacher for three generations. Unexpectedly, as a teacher’s father Wu Deyan’s education is not focused, almost completely let go. Wu Deyan childhood fun, but like to imagine, like to draw. Speaking, he had a normal grade in elementary school. However, after entering the famous Suzhou High School, one day finally suddenly see, love extraordinarily learning, academic performance by leaps and bounds.