有人认为林语堂是带着政治偏见,思念故乡而又不愿或不敢回到故乡,于是只好到祖国尚未统一的那部份——台湾去定居了。 其实不尽然。林语堂去台湾定居之前,在香港写信到漳州市天宝五里沙村,探寻他的侄女林惠恬。当那封信辗转流徙到市区大同路,林惠恬的手中时,信封已破旧,字迹也有些模糊。林惠恬见信,始则惊喜交集,继而忧疑参半,终因这封信在当时是“海外关系”,“反动文人”的两条闷棍,又将打到头上,于是乎,竟违心地摆摆手:“我不认识!我不认识!”把信退了回 Some people think that Lin Yutang, with his political prejudices and thoughts of his hometown, was unwilling or afraid to return to his homeland. So he had no choice but to go to Taiwan where the unification of the motherland was yet to be settled. In fact, not entirely. Before Lin Yutang went to settle in Taiwan, he wrote a letter to Wuli Si Village, Tianbao, Zhangzhou City in Hong Kong to find out his niece Lin Hui-tien. When the letter was removed to the urban areas Datong Road, Lin Hui-tim’s hands, envelopes have shabby, writing is also somewhat blurred. Lin Hui-tien see the letter, the beginning of the surprise intersection, followed by mixed doubts, and finally because of the letter at that time is “overseas relations”, “Scrimper” two salamanders will hit the head and, therefore, actually waved his hand : “I do not know! I do not know!” The letter back to back