对于当代人来说,季羡林这个名字是太熟悉了,从地方报刊、中央媒体到普通读物、学术杂志、对他的报道,介绍和研究比比皆是。他的形象出现在银屏中,他的学术业绩登载在报刊上。人们这样评价他:融会百家、学贯中外的学界泰斗,中国最杰出的文化人物之一……经常接触季羡林的人,会在他身上发现一种奇特的吸引力。他既有学术的吸引力,也有人格的吸引力。 For the present generation, the name Ji Xianlin is too familiar with everything from local newspapers and periodicals, the central media, to general books and academic magazines, to his coverage, introduction and research. His image appears on the screen, and his academic performance is published in the press. People rate him like this: One of the most outstanding cultural figures who masters Chinese and foreign academic leaders and masters Chinese and foreign cultures ... People who have regular contact with Ji Xianlin find a peculiar attraction in him. He has both academic appeal and personality appeal.