（127）从大王庄回来，夜已经深了，白求恩心里无法平静，还在灯下记笔记。他深情地对童秘书说：“我决定来中国的时候，有一个同事说我是发了疯。他说日本人有最现代化的武器，而八路军不过是拿红缨枪的农民。

(127) Returning from Dawang Village, the night was already deep, but Bethune’s mind was restless. He was still writing notes under the lamplight. He said affectionately to Secretary Tong: “When I decided to come to China, a colleague said I was crazy. He told me the Japanese have the most modern weapons, while the Eighth Route Army is just farmers armed with red-tasselled spears.”