（127）白求恩知道前线有战斗，准备好行装，通知医疗队马上出发。领导上劝他养好病再去，他顽强地说：“我手指这点病算什么，你们要拿我当一挺机关枪使用。”

(127) Knowing there was fighting at the front, Bethune immediately packed his gear and ordered the medical team to depart at once. When the authorities urged him to recover fully, he stubbornly insisted: “What does this little finger injury matter? You should treat me like a machine gun—ready to fire at any moment.”