在建设四化的宏伟事业中,我们接受友好国家的投资(?)采用先进国家的科学技术,这是十分必要的。但是,也应当清醒地看到:友好固然促成了合作,而合作却也产生了新的矛盾。在这方面,我们的文学作品似乎还没有来得及作出生动的艺术反映。在这种情况下,当我读了《当代》一九八一年第五期上的短篇小说《生命》的时候,深深地为我们的文学创作庆幸:在我们的创作队伍中,有人将自己的彩笔伸向了这个重要的领域,而且取得了虽然是 In the magnificent undertaking of building the four modernizations, it is imperative that we accept the investments made by friendly countries (?) Adopting the science and technology of advanced countries. However, we should also be soberly aware that friendship has certainly led to cooperation, but cooperation has also created new contradictions. In this respect, it seems that our literary works have not yet had time to make a vivid artistic reflection. Under such circumstances, when I read the “life” of the short story “Contemporary” in the fifth issue of 1981, I deeply rejoice in our literature: in our creative team, His own crayon stretched in this important area, and achieved though