第三封信

My Dear Lin,

I am deeply grateful, but I have smiting¹ of conscience. As you know, I have my own ration² of sugar, and I must not deprive you of yours. As to the dim sum, a healthy young man has more need of them to stay his hunger between the meals---much more that and old man does. So I am returning them with heartfelt thanks---accompanied with a little token of esteem³. The latest No. of Broadsheet is worth glancing at.

Your thankfully

林：

很感谢你，但我深感不安。正如你知道的，白糖，我有自己的定量，我不应该取你的。至于那些精美的点心，健康的小伙子比老人更加迫切需要，以便在两顿饭之间充饥。所以我怀着衷心的谢意把糖和点心还给你，同时附上一些英文报纸杂志，聊表敬意。最近一期的Broadsheet(报纸)值得一看。

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