第一封信
My Dear Shu-Wu, May 14
Your letter gives me a joyful surprise. Your English is astonishingly good. This is not "flannel" or "butter" but my sincere opinion (my hand upon my heart!). The idea found from your version of Chairman's statement is, to say the least, quite unjust. Perhaps your hand is recovering some of its old cunning momentarily lost through long lack of practice. At any rate, it would be a pity-nay, a sin, a crime-to let your English get rusty & become finally unserviceable.
Yours in haste
By a slip of pen, you wrote "allocation" instead of "Collocation". This is a mere peccadillo. Don't let meticulousness
书武：
看了来信，又惊又喜。你的英语之好，出人意外。这不是兜圈子的奉承话，而是真诚的意见(我手按在胸前发誓!)。你以前翻译主席文章的段落，我看了以后有些想法。现在看来，那些想法至少是很不公正的。你长期以来缺乏实践，一时失去的原有的灵巧手法，也许逐渐得到恢复。不管怎么样，让你的英语生锈，最终变得无法利用，那是件憾事——不，是罪过，是犯罪。
钱钟书匆匆
5月14日
又及，由于笔误，你把collocation写成allocation.这只是一个小错。别把这些小事看得过重，变得谨小慎微，妨碍你写作方式的完善。
相关单词：joyful
joyful解释：adj.欢乐的，令人欢欣的
joyful例句：
She was joyful of her good result of the scientific experiments.她为自己的科学实验取得好成果而高兴。
They were singing and dancing to celebrate this joyful occasion.他们唱着、跳着庆祝这令人欢乐的时刻。
相关单词：flannel
flannel解释：n.法兰绒；法兰绒衣服
flannel例句：
She always wears a grey flannel trousers.她总是穿一条灰色法兰绒长裤。
She was looking luscious in a flannel shirt.她穿着法兰绒裙子，看上去楚楚动人。
相关单词：rusty
rusty解释：adj.生锈的；锈色的；荒废了的
rusty例句：
The lock on the door is rusty and won't open.门上的锁锈住了。
I haven't practiced my French for months and it's getting rusty.几个月不用，我的法语又荒疏了。
相关单词：mere
mere解释：adj.纯粹的；仅仅，只不过
mere例句：
That is a mere repetition of what you said before.那不过是重复了你以前讲的话。
It's a mere waste of time waiting any longer.再等下去纯粹是浪费时间。
相关单词：peccadillo
peccadillo解释：n.轻罪，小过失
peccadillo例句：
For this peccadillo he was demoted and sent back to pound the beat.由于这次过失,他被降了级,又被打发去干徒步巡警了。
A fine of ￡5000 is swinging for such a peccadillo.这样的一个小过失，罚款5000英镑太多了吧。
相关单词：meticulousness
meticulousness解释：谨小慎微
meticulousness例句：
ICD 10 is characterized by its newness, comprehensiveness and meticulousness. ICD?10 的主要特点是新、全、细。 来自互联网
The distinct grill cooking, typifies the health-consciousness, meticulousness and artistry of classic French food. 铁板烧以其独特的烹饪手法，更能体现出法式料理崇尚科学健康搭配，追求精雕细琢、术美感的风格。 来自互联网
相关单词：cramp
cramp解释：n.痉挛；[pl.](腹)绞痛；vt.限制，束缚
cramp例句：
Winston stopped writing,partly because he was suffering from cramp.温斯顿驻了笔，手指也写麻了。
The swimmer was seized with a cramp and had to be helped out of the water.那个在游泳的人突然抽起筋来，让别人帮着上了岸。
