藤野先生 Mr. Fujino

東京也無非是這樣。Tokyo, too, was nothing more than this.上野的櫻花爛熳的時節，望去確也像緋紅的輕雲，但花下也缺不了成群結隊的“清國留學生”的速成班，頭頂上盤著大辮子，頂得學生制帽的頂上高高聳起，形成一座富士山。When the cherry blossoms at Ueno were in full riotous bloom, they did indeed look, from a distance, like light crimson clouds; but beneath the blossoms there was never a lack of crowds of students from the 'crash courses' for Qing-dynasty students abroad, their queues coiled atop their heads, propping the crowns of their student caps up into a tall peak, forming a veritable Mount Fuji.也有解散辮子，盤得平的，除下帽來，油光可鑒，宛如小姑娘的髮髻一般，還要將脖子扭幾扭。There were also those who had let their queues down and coiled them flat, so that when they took off their caps, the hair was so glossy it could serve as a mirror, just like a young girl's hairbun—and they would twist their necks a few times besides.實在標致極了。Truly, it was a magnificent sight indeed.

东京也无非是这样。上野的樱花烂熳的时节，望去确也像绯红的轻云，但花下也缺不了成群结队的“清国留学生”的速成班，头顶上盘著大辫子，顶得学生制帽的顶上高高耸起，形成一座富士山。也有解散辫子，盘得平的，除下帽来，油光可鉴，宛如小姑娘的发髻一般，还要将脖子扭几扭。实在标致极了。

中國留學生會館的門房裏有幾本書買，有時還值得去一轉；At the gatehouse of the Chinese Students' Union there were a few books for sale, and sometimes it was worth a visit;倘在上午，裏面的幾間洋房裏倒也還可以坐坐的。if it was morning, the several Western-style rooms inside were also all right to sit in for a while.但到傍晚，有一間的地板便常不免要咚咚咚地響得震天，兼以滿房煙塵斗亂；But by evening, the floor of one room would often inevitably start thumping thump-thump-thump loud enough to shake the heavens, with the whole room besides thick with swirling dust;問問精通時事的人，答道，“那是在學跳舞。”Asking someone well-versed in current affairs, the answer came, 'They're learning to dance.'

中国留学生会馆的门房里有几本书买，有时还值得去一转；倘在上午，里面的几间洋房里倒也还可以坐坐的。但到傍晚，有一间的地板便常不免要咚咚咚地响得震天，兼以满房烟尘斗乱；问问精通时事的人，答道，“那是在学跳舞。”

到別的地方去看看，如何呢？What if I went somewhere else to have a look?

到别的地方去看看，如何呢？

我就往仙台的醫學專門學校去。So I went to the Sendai Medical Specialist School.從東京出發，不久便到一處驛站，寫道：日暮里。Setting out from Tokyo, before long I came to a station, on which was written: Nippori.不知怎地，我到現在還記得這名目。For some reason, I still remember that name to this day.其次卻只記得水戶了，這是明的遺民朱舜水先生客死的地方。Next, the only other one I remember is Mito, the place where Mr. Zhu Shunshui, a Ming-dynasty loyalist, died in exile.仙台是一個市鎮，並不大；Sendai was a town, not very large;冬天冷得利害；in winter it was bitterly cold;還沒有中國的學生。and there were as yet no Chinese students there.

我就往仙台的医学专门学校去。从东京出发，不久便到一处驿站，写道：日暮里。不知怎地，我到现在还记得这名目。其次却只记得水户了，这是明的遗民朱舜水先生客死的地方。仙台是一个市镇，并不大；冬天冷得利害；还没有中国的学生。

大概是物以稀為貴罷。Perhaps it was a case of rarity being prized.北京的白菜運往浙江，便用紅頭繩系住菜根，倒掛在水果店頭，尊為“膠菜”；When Beijing cabbage is shipped to Zhejiang, its roots are tied with red string and it is hung upside down at the front of fruit shops, honored with the name 'Jiao cabbage';福建野生著的蘆薈，一到北京就請進溫室，且美其名曰“龍舌蘭”。and the aloe that grows wild in Fujian, once it reaches Beijing, is ushered into a greenhouse and given the fine name 'agave.'我到仙臺也頗受了這樣的優待，不但學校不收學費，幾個職員還為我的食宿操心。When I arrived in Sendai I too received quite this kind of special treatment: not only did the school waive my tuition, but several staff members even troubled themselves over my board and lodging.我先是住在監獄旁邊一個客店裏的，初冬已經頗冷，蚊子卻還多，後來用被蓋了全身，用衣服包了頭臉，只留兩個鼻孔出氣。At first I lodged at an inn beside the prison; though it was already quite cold in early winter, the mosquitoes were still plentiful, so afterward I would cover my whole body with the quilt and wrap my head and face in clothing, leaving only my two nostrils free to breathe.在這呼吸不息的地方，蚊子竟無從插嘴，居然睡安穩了。At this spot where my breath kept coming and going without cease, the mosquitoes had no way to get a bite in, and I actually managed to sleep soundly.飯食也不壞。The food wasn't bad either.但一位先生卻以為這客店也包辦囚人的飯食，我住在那裏不相宜，幾次三番，幾次三番地說。But one gentleman thought that since this inn also supplied meals for prisoners, it was not fitting for me to lodge there, and he said so again and again, over and over.我雖然覺得客店兼辦囚人的飯食和我不相干，然而好意難卻，也只得別尋相宜的住處了。Although I felt that the inn's also catering to prisoners' meals had nothing to do with me, his good intentions were hard to refuse, so I had no choice but to look for a more suitable place to live.於是搬到別一家，離監獄也很遠，可惜每天總要喝難以下咽的芋梗湯。So I moved to another house, far from the prison too—only it was a pity that every day I had to drink taro-stem soup that was hard to swallow.

大概是物以稀为贵罢。北京的白菜运往浙江，便用红头绳系住菜根，倒挂在水果店头，尊为“胶菜”；福建野生著的芦荟，一到北京就请进温室，且美其名曰“龙舌兰”。我到仙台也颇受了这样的优待，不但学校不收学费，几个职员还为我的食宿操心。我先是住在监狱旁边一个客店里的，初冬已经颇冷，蚊子却还多，后来用被盖了全身，用衣服包了头脸，只留两个鼻孔出气。在这呼吸不息的地方，蚊子竟无从插嘴，居然睡安稳了。饭食也不坏。但一位先生却以为这客店也包办囚人的饭食，我住在那里不相宜，几次三番，几次三番地说。我虽然觉得客店兼办囚人的饭食和我不相干，然而好意难却，也只得别寻相宜的住处了。于是搬到别一家，离监狱也很远，可惜每天总要喝难以下咽的芋梗汤。

從此就看見許多陌生的先生，聽到許多新鮮的講義。From then on I saw many unfamiliar teachers and listened to many novel lectures.解剖學是兩個教授分任的。Anatomy was taught jointly by two professors.最初是骨學。The first subject was osteology.其時進來的是一個黑瘦的先生，八字鬚，戴著眼鏡，挾著一叠大大小小的書。At that time in came a dark, thin gentleman, with a moustache shaped like the character 八, wearing glasses, carrying under his arm a stack of books of all sizes.一將書放在講臺上，便用了緩慢而很有頓挫的聲調，向學生介紹自己道：As soon as he set the books on the lectern, he introduced himself to the students in a slow voice full of measured cadence, saying:

从此就看见许多陌生的先生，听到许多新鲜的讲义。解剖学是两个教授分任的。最初是骨学。其时进来的是一个黑瘦的先生，八字须，戴著眼镜，挟著一叠大大小小的书。一将书放在讲台上，便用了缓慢而很有顿挫的声调，向学生介绍自己道：

“我就是叫作藤野嚴九郎的……。”'I am the one called Fujino Genkurō...'

“我就是叫作藤野严九郎的……。”

後面有幾個人笑起來了。A few people at the back began to laugh.他接著便講述解剖學在日本發達的歷史，那些大大小小的書，便是從最初到現今關於這一門學問的著作。He then went on to recount the history of the development of anatomy in Japan; those books of every size were works on this branch of learning from its very beginnings down to the present.起初有幾本是線裝的；At the start, a few of them were thread-bound volumes;還有翻刻中國譯本的，他們的翻譯和研究新的醫學，並不比中國早。there were even reprints of Chinese translations—their translation and study of the new medicine had not, after all, begun any earlier than China's.

后面有几个人笑起来了。他接著便讲述解剖学在日本发达的历史，那些大大小小的书，便是从最初到现今关于这一门学问的著作。起初有几本是线装的；还有翻刻中国译本的，他们的翻译和研究新的医学，并不比中国早。

那坐在後面發笑的是上學年不及格的留級學生，在校已經一年，掌故頗為熟悉的了。Those sitting at the back laughing were students who had failed the previous year and were repeating it; having already been at the school a year, they were quite familiar with its lore.他們便給新生講演每個教授的歷史。They would lecture the new students on the history of each professor.這藤野先生，據說是穿衣服太模糊了，有時竟會忘記帶領結；As for this Mr. Fujino, it was said that he was so careless about his dress that he would sometimes even forget to put on his necktie;冬天是一件舊外套，寒顫顫的，有一回上火車去，致使管車的疑心他是扒手，叫車裏的客人大家小心些。in winter he wore a shabby old overcoat, shivering with cold, and once, when he boarded a train, it led the conductor to suspect him of being a pickpocket and to warn the passengers in the car to be on their guard.

那坐在后面发笑的是上学年不及格的留级学生，在校已经一年，掌故颇为熟悉的了。他们便给新生讲演每个教授的历史。这藤野先生，据说是穿衣服太模糊了，有时竟会忘记带领结；冬天是一件旧外套，寒颤颤的，有一回上火车去，致使管车的疑心他是扒手，叫车里的客人大家小心些。

他們的話大概是真的，我就親見他有一次上講堂沒有帶領結。What they said was probably true, for I myself once saw him come to the lecture hall without a necktie.

他们的话大概是真的，我就亲见他有一次上讲堂没有带领结。

過了一星期，大約是星期六，他使助手來叫我了。A week later, on what was probably a Saturday, he sent his assistant to fetch me.到得研究室，見他坐在人骨和許多單獨的頭骨中間，——他其時正在研究著頭骨，後來有一篇論文在本校的雜誌上發表出來。When I reached his study, I found him sitting amid human bones and a great many separate skulls—he was at the time researching skulls, and later published a paper on the subject in the school's journal.

过了一星期，大约是星期六，他使助手来叫我了。到得研究室，见他坐在人骨和许多单独的头骨中间，——他其时正在研究著头骨，后来有一篇论文在本校的杂志上发表出来。

“我的講義，你能抄下來麼？”他問。'Can you take notes on my lectures?' he asked.

“我的讲义，你能抄下来么？”他问。

“可以抄一點。”'I can copy down a little.'

“可以抄一点。”

“拿來我看！”'Bring them for me to see!'

“拿来我看！”

我交出所抄的講義去，他收下了，第二三天便還我，並且說，此後每一星期要送給他看一回。I handed over the notes I had copied; he took them, and two or three days later returned them to me, saying that from then on I should bring them for him to look over once a week.我拿下來打開看時，很吃了一驚，同時也感到一種不安和感激。When I took them back and opened them to look, I was quite startled, and at the same time felt a kind of unease mixed with gratitude.原來我的講義已經從頭到末，都用紅筆添改過了，不但增加了許多脫漏的地方，連文法的錯誤，也都一一訂正。It turned out that my notes, from beginning to end, had all been amended in red ink; not only had many omitted passages been filled in, but even my grammatical errors had been corrected one by one.這樣一直繼續到教完了他所擔任的功課：骨學、血管學、神經學。This continued right up until he had finished teaching all the courses under his charge: osteology, angiology, and neurology.

我交出所抄的讲义去，他收下了，第二三天便还我，并且说，此后每一星期要送给他看一回。我拿下来打开看时，很吃了一惊，同时也感到一种不安和感激。原来我的讲义已经从头到末，都用红笔添改过了，不但增加了许多脱漏的地方，连文法的错误，也都一一订正。这样一直继续到教完了他所担任的功课：骨学、血管学、神经学。

可惜我那時太不用功，有時也很任性。It's a pity that I was far too lax in my studies at the time, and sometimes quite self-willed besides.還記得有一回藤野先生將我叫到他的研究室裏去，翻出我那講義上的一個圖來，是下臂的血管，指著，向我和藹的說道：I still remember once when Mr. Fujino called me into his study, turned to a diagram in my notes—it was of the blood vessels of the forearm—and pointing at it, said to me kindly:

可惜我那时太不用功，有时也很任性。还记得有一回藤野先生将我叫到他的研究室里去，翻出我那讲义上的一个图来，是下臂的血管，指著，向我和蔼的说道：

“你看，你將這條血管移了一點位置了。——自然，這樣一移，的確比較的好看些，然而解剖圖不是美術，實物是那麼樣的，我們沒法改換它。'Look, you've shifted this blood vessel a little out of place.—Of course, moved this way it does look somewhat better; but an anatomical diagram is not a work of art, the actual object is the way it is, and we have no way to alter it.現在我給你改好了，以後你要全照著黑板上那樣的畫。”Now I've corrected it for you; from now on you must draw it exactly as it is on the blackboard.'

“你看，你将这条血管移了一点位置了。——自然，这样一移，的确比较的好看些，然而解剖图不是美术，实物是那么样的，我们没法改换它。现在我给你改好了，以后你要全照著黑板上那样的画。”

但是我還不服氣，口頭答應著，心裏卻想道：But I still would not concede the point; on the surface I agreed, while in my heart I thought:

但是我还不服气，口头答应著，心里却想道：

“圖還是我畫的不錯；'My drawing was actually not bad;至於實在的情形，我心裏自然記得的。”as for how things actually are, of course I remember it in my mind.'

“图还是我画的不错；至于实在的情形，我心里自然记得的。”

學年試驗完畢之後，我便到東京玩了一夏天，秋初再回學校，成績早已發表了，同學一百餘人之中，我在中間，不過是沒有落第。After the year-end examinations were over, I went to Tokyo and spent the whole summer there enjoying myself; when I returned to the school in early autumn, the results had long since been posted—among the more than a hundred classmates, I ranked somewhere in the middle, having merely managed not to fail.這回藤野先生所擔任的功課，是解剖實習和局部解剖學。This time the courses Mr. Fujino was in charge of were practical anatomy and topographical anatomy.

学年试验完毕之后，我便到东京玩了一夏天，秋初再回学校，成绩早已发表了，同学一百余人之中，我在中间，不过是没有落第。这回藤野先生所担任的功课，是解剖实习和局部解剖学。

解剖實習了大概一星期，他又叫我去了，很高興地，仍用了極有抑揚的聲調對我說道：After about a week of practical anatomy, he sent for me again, and quite happily, still in that highly cadenced voice of his, said to me:

解剖实习了大概一星期，他又叫我去了，很高兴地，仍用了极有抑扬的声调对我说道：

“我因為聽說中國人是很敬重鬼的，所以很擔心，怕你不肯解剖屍體。'Having heard that the Chinese hold spirits in great reverence, I was quite worried, afraid you would be unwilling to dissect a corpse.現在總算放心了，沒有這回事。”Now I can finally set my mind at ease—there's no such thing after all.'

“我因为听说中国人是很敬重鬼的，所以很担心，怕你不肯解剖尸体。现在总算放心了，没有这回事。”

但他也偶有使我很為難的時候。But there were also occasions when he put me in a rather awkward position.他聽說中國的女人是裹腳的，但不知道詳細，所以要問我怎麽裹法，足骨變成怎樣的畸形，還嘆息道，“總要看一看才知道。He had heard that Chinese women bound their feet, but did not know the details, so he wanted to ask me how the binding was done and what deformities it produced in the foot bones, and he even sighed, saying, 'One would really have to see it for oneself to know.究竟是怎麼一回事呢？”Just what sort of thing is it, after all?'

但他也偶有使我很为难的时候。他听说中国的女人是裹脚的，但不知道详细，所以要问我怎么裹法，足骨变成怎样的畸形，还叹息道，“总要看一看才知道。究竟是怎么一回事呢？”

有一天，本級的學生會幹事到我寓裏來了，要借我的講義看。One day, the class representative of the student association came to my lodgings, wanting to borrow my lecture notes to look at.我檢出來交給他們，卻只翻檢了一通，並沒有帶走。I took them out and handed them over, but he only flipped through them once and did not take them away.但他們一走，郵差就送到一封很厚的信，拆開看時，第一句是：But no sooner had he left than the postman delivered a very thick letter; when I opened it, the first line read:

有一天，本级的学生会干事到我寓里来了，要借我的讲义看。我检出来交给他们，却只翻检了一通，并没有带走。但他们一走，邮差就送到一封很厚的信，拆开看时，第一句是：

“你改悔罷！”'Repent and mend your ways!'

“你改悔罢！”

這是《新約》上的句子罷，但經托爾斯泰新近引用過的。This was, I believe, a line from the New Testament, but one recently quoted by Tolstoy.其時正值日俄戰爭，托老先生便寫了一封給俄國和日本的皇帝的信，開首便是這一句。It was then the time of the Russo-Japanese War, and old Tolstoy had written a letter to the emperors of Russia and Japan, which opened with exactly this line.日本報紙上很斥責他的不遜，愛國青年也憤然，然而暗地裏卻早受了他的影響了。The Japanese newspapers had roundly condemned him for his insolence, and patriotic youths too were indignant—yet secretly they had already come under his influence.其次的話，大略是說上年解剖學試驗的題目，是藤野先生在講義上做了記號，我預先知道的，所以能有這樣的成績。What followed said, in essence, that the questions for last year's anatomy examination had been marked out beforehand by Mr. Fujino in the lecture notes, which I had known in advance, and that was how I had managed to get such a score.末尾是匿名。It was signed anonymously at the end.

这是《新约》上的句子罢，但经托尔斯泰新近引用过的。其时正值日俄战争，托老先生便写了一封给俄国和日本的皇帝的信，开首便是这一句。日本报纸上很斥责他的不逊，爱国青年也愤然，然而暗地里却早受了他的影响了。其次的话，大略是说上年解剖学试验的题目，是藤野先生在讲义上做了记号，我预先知道的，所以能有这样的成绩。末尾是匿名。

我這才回憶到前幾天的一件事。Only then did I recall something that had happened a few days before.因為要開同級會，幹事便在黑板上寫廣告，末一句是“請全數到會勿漏為要”，而且在“漏”字旁邊加了一個圈。Because a class meeting was to be held, the representative had written a notice on the blackboard, the last line of which read, 'All are requested to attend without fail'—and beside the character 漏 (fail/omit) he had added a circle.我當時雖然覺到圈得可笑，但是毫不介意，這回才悟出那字也在譏刺我了，猶言我得了教員漏泄出來的題目。At the time, though I found the circling of it rather amusing, I paid it no mind; only now did I realize that the character had been aimed as a jibe at me too, as if to say I had obtained questions leaked out by the teacher.

我这才回忆到前几天的一件事。因为要开同级会，干事便在黑板上写广告，末一句是“请全数到会勿漏为要”，而且在“漏”字旁边加了一个圈。我当时虽然觉到圈得可笑，但是毫不介意，这回才悟出那字也在讥刺我了，犹言我得了教员漏泄出来的题目。

我便將這事告知了藤野先生；So I told Mr. Fujino about the matter;有幾個和我熟識的同學也很不平，一同去詰責幹事托辭檢查的無禮，並且要求他們將檢查的結果，發表出來。and several classmates who knew me well were also quite indignant, and together went to reproach the representative for the rudeness of using the excuse of an 'inspection,' and demanded that they make public the results of that inspection.終於這流言消滅了，幹事卻又竭力運動，要收回那一封匿名信去。In the end this rumor died away, but the representative then exerted every effort to try to get that anonymous letter back.結末是我便將這托爾斯泰式的信退還了他們。In the end I returned that Tolstoy-style letter to them.

我便将这事告知了藤野先生；有几个和我熟识的同学也很不平，一同去诘责干事托辞检查的无礼，并且要求他们将检查的结果，发表出来。终于这流言消灭了，干事却又竭力运动，要收回那一封匿名信去。结末是我便将这托尔斯泰式的信退还了他们。

中國是弱國，所以中國人當然是低能兒，分數在六十分以上，便不是自己的能力了：也無怪他們疑惑。China was a weak nation, and so, of course, the Chinese were feeble-minded people; a score above sixty could not possibly be due to one's own ability—small wonder they harbored such suspicions.但我接著便有參觀槍斃中國人的命運了。But I was soon after fated to witness the shooting of a Chinese man.第二年添教黴菌學，細菌的形狀是全用電影來顯示的，一段落已完而還沒有到下課的時候，便影幾片時事的片子，自然都是日本戰勝俄國的情形。In the second year, bacteriology was added to the curriculum, and the shapes of bacteria were shown entirely by means of moving pictures; when a section was finished but class had not yet ended, a few current-events slides would be shown, naturally all depicting Japan's victories over Russia.但偏有中國人夾在裏邊：給俄國人做偵探，被日本軍捕獲，要槍斃了，圍著看的也是一群中國人；But it happened that Chinese people were mixed in among them: one who had served as a spy for the Russians, captured by the Japanese army, about to be shot—and the crowd standing around watching was likewise a group of Chinese;在講堂裏的還有一個我。and in the lecture hall there was, besides, myself.

中国是弱国，所以中国人当然是低能儿，分数在六十分以上，便不是自己的能力了：也无怪他们疑惑。但我接著便有参观枪毙中国人的命运了。第二年添教霉菌学，细菌的形状是全用电影来显示的，一段落已完而还没有到下课的时候，便影几片时事的片子，自然都是日本战胜俄国的情形。但偏有中国人夹在里边：给俄国人做侦探，被日本军捕获，要枪毙了，围著看的也是一群中国人；在讲堂里的还有一个我。

“萬歲！”他們都拍掌歡呼起來。'Banzai!' they all clapped their hands and cheered.

“万岁！”他们都拍掌欢呼起来。

這種歡呼，是每看一片都有的，但在我，這一聲卻特別聽得刺耳。Such cheering occurred every time a slide was shown, but to me, this particular shout sounded especially jarring.此後回到中國來，我看見那些閑看槍斃犯人的人們，他們也何嘗不酒醉似的喝彩，——嗚呼，無法可想！Afterward, when I returned to China, I saw those idle onlookers watching a criminal being shot, and they too cheered just as if drunk—alas, there was nothing to be done about it!但在那時那地，我的意見卻變化了。But at that time, in that place, my thinking underwent a change.

这种欢呼，是每看一片都有的，但在我，这一声却特别听得刺耳。此后回到中国来，我看见那些闲看枪毙犯人的人们，他们也何尝不酒醉似的喝彩，——呜呼，无法可想！但在那时那地，我的意见却变化了。

到第二學年的終結，我便去尋藤野先生，告訴他我將不學醫學，並且離開這仙臺。At the end of the second year, I went to see Mr. Fujino and told him that I would no longer study medicine, and that I was leaving Sendai.他的臉色仿彿有些悲哀，似乎想說話，但竟沒有說。His expression seemed to hold a touch of sorrow; he looked as though he wanted to say something, but in the end said nothing.

到第二学年的终结，我便去寻藤野先生，告诉他我将不学医学，并且离开这仙台。他的脸色仿佛有些悲哀，似乎想说话，但竟没有说。

“我想去學生物學，先生教給我的學問，也還有用的。”其實我並沒有決意要學生物學，因為看得他有些悽然，便說了一個安慰他的謊話。'I intend to go and study biology; the knowledge you have taught me, sir, will still be of use.' In fact, I had not at all made up my mind to study biology—it was only that, seeing him looking somewhat forlorn, I told a comforting lie to console him.

“我想去学生物学，先生教给我的学问，也还有用的。”其实我并没有决意要学生物学，因为看得他有些凄然，便说了一个安慰他的谎话。

“為醫學而教的解剖學之類，怕於生物學也沒有什麼大幫助。”他歎息說。'Subjects like anatomy, taught for the sake of medicine, probably won't be of much help for biology,' he said with a sigh.

“为医学而教的解剖学之类，怕于生物学也没有什么大帮助。”他叹息说。

將走的前幾天，他叫我到他家裏去，交給我一張照相，後面寫著兩個字道：“惜別”，還說希望將我的也送他。A few days before I was to leave, he called me to his home and gave me a photograph, on the back of which were written two words: 'In parting.' He also said he hoped I would give him one of myself in return.但我這時適值沒有照相了；But at that time it so happened that I had no photograph of myself;他便叮囑我將來照了寄給他，並且時時通信告訴他此後的狀況。so he urged me to have one taken in the future and send it to him, and to write often to let him know how things were going with me afterward.

将走的前几天，他叫我到他家里去，交给我一张照相，后面写著两个字道：“惜别”，还说希望将我的也送他。但我这时适值没有照相了；他便叮嘱我将来照了寄给他，并且时时通信告诉他此后的状况。

我離開仙臺之後，就多年沒有照過相，又因為狀況也無聊，說起來無非使他失望，便連信也怕敢寫了。After I left Sendai, I went for many years without having a photograph taken, and besides, since my circumstances were so unremarkable that speaking of them would only disappoint him, I did not even dare write letters.經過的年月一多，話更無從說起，所以雖然有時想寫信，卻又難以下筆，這樣的一直到現在，竟沒有寄過一封信和一張照片。As the years passed, there was even less to say, so that although at times I wanted to write, I found it hard to put pen to paper—and so it has gone on until now, and I have never once sent him a letter or a photograph.從他那一面看起來，是一去之後，杳無消息了。From his side of things, it must seem that once I left, I vanished without a trace.

我离开仙台之后，就多年没有照过相，又因为状况也无聊，说起来无非使他失望，便连信也怕敢写了。经过的年月一多，话更无从说起，所以虽然有时想写信，却又难以下笔，这样的一直到现在，竟没有寄过一封信和一张照片。从他那一面看起来，是一去之后，杳无消息了。

但不知怎地，我總還時時記起他，在我所認為我師的之中，他是最使我感激，給我鼓勵的一個。But somehow, I still think of him often; among those I consider my teachers, he is the one who moves me to the deepest gratitude, and who gave me the greatest encouragement.有時我常常想：他的對於我的熱心的希望，不倦的教誨，小而言之，是為中國，就是希望中國有新的醫學；At times I often think: his ardent hopes for me, his tireless instruction—in the smaller view, were for China's sake, that is, in the hope that China would have a new medicine;大而言之，是為學術，就是希望新的醫學傳到中國去。in the larger view, they were for the sake of scholarship itself, that is, in the hope that the new medicine would spread to China.他的性格，在我的眼裏和心裏是偉大的，雖然他的姓名並不為許多人所知道。In my eyes and in my heart, his character was a great one, even though his name is not known to many people.

但不知怎地，我总还时时记起他，在我所认为我师的之中，他是最使我感激，给我鼓励的一个。有时我常常想：他的对于我的热心的希望，不倦的教诲，小而言之，是为中国，就是希望中国有新的医学；大而言之，是为学术，就是希望新的医学传到中国去。他的性格，在我的眼里和心里是伟大的，虽然他的姓名并不为许多人所知道。

他所改正的講義，我曾經訂成三厚本，收藏著的，將作為永久的紀念。The lecture notes he had corrected I once had bound into three thick volumes and kept, intending them as a permanent memento.不幸七年前遷居的時候，中途毀壞了一口書箱，失去半箱書，恰巧這講義也遺失在內了。Unfortunately, seven years ago when I was moving house, a book chest was damaged along the way and half a chest of books was lost, and as ill luck would have it, these notes were lost among them.責成運送局去找尋，寂無回信。I demanded that the shipping office search for them, but there was only silence, no reply at all.只有他的照相至今還掛在我北京寓居的東牆上，書桌對面。Only his photograph still hangs, to this day, on the east wall of my lodgings in Beijing, facing my desk.每當夜間疲倦，正想偷懶時，仰面在燈光中瞥見他黑瘦的面貌，似乎正要說出抑揚頓挫的話來，便使我忽又良心發現，而且增加勇氣了，於是點上一枝煙，再繼續寫些為“正人君子”之流所深惡痛疾的文字。Whenever, tired at night, I am on the verge of indulging in laziness, I look up and catch sight, in the lamplight, of his dark, thin face, as if he were just about to speak in that cadenced voice of his, and this suddenly awakens my conscience once more and adds to my courage; so I light a cigarette and go on writing more of the kind of words that the so-called 'men of decency and virtue' so deeply loathe and detest.

他所改正的讲义，我曾经订成三厚本，收藏著的，将作为永久的纪念。不幸七年前迁居的时候，中途毁坏了一口书箱，失去半箱书，恰巧这讲义也遗失在内了。责成运送局去找寻，寂无回信。只有他的照相至今还挂在我北京寓居的东墙上，书桌对面。每当夜间疲倦，正想偷懒时，仰面在灯光中瞥见他黑瘦的面貌，似乎正要说出抑扬顿挫的话来，便使我忽又良心发现，而且增加勇气了，于是点上一枝烟，再继续写些为“正人君子”之流所深恶痛疾的文字。

十月十二日。October 12th.