学贯中西、构筑东西方文化桥梁的林语堂，不仅著作等身，还是一位机械工程爱好者。早在本世纪初，他就对中文打字机及中文检字产生了兴趣。１９２７年，他在上海买了《机械手册》进行自学，还把各种型号的外文打字机买来，拆拆弄弄。“有不为斋”书房有时又成了修理打字机的工 Learning from both China and the West, Lin Yutang, who has built a bridge between eastern and western cultures, is not only a masterpiece, but also a mechanical engineering enthusiast. As early as the beginning of this century, he was interested in Chinese typewriters and Chinese typewriting. In 1927, he bought a “mechanical manual” in Shanghai for self-study. He also bought various types of foreign typewriters and demolished them. “There is no fasting” study sometimes become a repair typewriter workers