余幼时读曾国藩家书,获益不少,因其说理明白,且合实用也。近读西书,得一训子之语,较曾氏更为透彻,凡属青年皆应牢记。兹翻译如后:
吾儿,倘有人对你说,白浊与伤风差不多,你还是择选伤风。
(If anyone tells you, son, that gonorrhea is no worse than a hard cold, you take the cold first.)
上述者,戒嫖语也;子往大学修学,临别时,其父向之言也。
原载一九三六年一月十三日《晶报》