（123）不几天，传来摩天岭全歼日寇的消息，白求恩脸上露出胜利的微笑。他来到甘河净后方医院，左手中指已轻度肿胀，同志们劝他等手指好了再工作，他说：“你们看，这么多工作要做，我怎能闲得住。”

(123) Within a few days, news spread of the complete annihilation of the Japanese invaders at Motianling. Bethune’s face lit up with a smile of victory. When he arrived at the rear hospital in Ganhe, his left middle finger was slightly swollen. Comrades advised him to rest until his finger healed, but he responded: “Look at all this work waiting to be done—how can I possibly sit idle?”