叔新辞世,使我深感痛心的是,他这一生真是一头老黄牛,多是在各种不顺心的境遇中生活。他比一般知识分子过的日子更多一些困难,正当壮年出成果的时候却遇上了十年动乱,耗去了他旺盛的精力和宝贵的年华。如果不是这样,他在学术上的成果是不可限量的。除了聪明、多面手、外语好之外,他的勤奋和钻研精神,在我们同辈人中是十分突出的。 What makes me deeply saddened by his new death is that his life is really an old ox, mostly living in various kinds of unpleasant circumstances. He had some more difficulties than the days of ordinary intellectuals, and when the fruits of his youth were out there he encountered a decade of turmoil, dissipating his energetic and valuable years. If not, his academic achievements are limitless. Apart from being smart, versatile and good at foreign languages, his hard work and dedication are outstanding among our peers.