陈炜同志:接到你的来信。这几年,我病了。有些读者来信,不能及时、详细地答复,常常感到一种歉疚。但我不能不回答你的来信。这并非单单因为你的父母是我在晋察冀工作时的伙伴,更不是因为你在信的前半部那样客气地称赞了我的作品的优点。我坦率地说,我的作品并没有写到如你们所说的那些好处。这很可能是由于你的偏爱。文学作品应该 Comrade Chen Wei: I received your letter. In recent years, I am sick. Some readers wrote letters that they could not reply in time and in detail and often felt guilty. But I can not but reply to your letter. This is not simply because your parents are my partner in the work of Jin Cha Ji, not to mention the merits of my work as you politely praised the first half of the letter. I frankly say that my work did not write about the benefits that you have said. This is likely due to your preference. Literary works should be