林语堂于1919年秋从北京大学赴美国留学。在美国求学期间,经费困难。由于家中拮据,亲友也无能力支援,他只得向古道热肠的胡适拍电报求助。他知道胡适经常资助别人,有时几乎举债,便在电报中特意注明:“能否由尊兄作保向他人借贷1000美元,待我学成归国偿还。”不久,胡适果然按照林语堂 Lin Yutang went to the United States to study in Peking University in the autumn of 1919. During the United States to study, funding difficulties. Due to the family constraints, relatives and friends are incapable of support, he had to Hu Jiantao Hu Shi patted the cable for help. He knew that Hu Shi often sponsored other people and sometimes almost borrowed money. He specifically stated in the telegram that “whether we can borrow 1,000 U.S. dollars from other people for repayments will be made until I learn to become a returnee country.” Soon afterwards, Hu Shi really followed Lin Yutang