（31）同志们遵照毛主席的教导，十分关心白求恩，劝他把津贴费收下。白求恩坚决拒绝，说：“我从延安来，知道毛主席津贴很少，八路军战士每天只有几分钱菜金，我是个共产主义战士，不应该有特殊享受。”

(31) The comrades, ever mindful of Chairman Mao’s guidance, cared for Bethune very much and urged him to accept the stipend. Bethune firmly refused: “Having come from Yan’an, I know Chairman Mao receives only a modest allowance, and Eighth Route Army soldiers have but a few cents per day for their food. As a communist fighter, I should not enjoy special privileges.”