（16）小邵待白求恩吃了饭，撅起嘴，端着吃剩的鸡骨回厨房。炊事员老张见了，惶惑地问：“白大夫爱吃不？”小邵发火道：“爱吃！都是你，害我挨了这一顿，你吃什么他吃什么！要不，白煮山药蛋，再加点盐就行了。”

(16) After Bethune finished his meal, Xiao Shao pursed his lips, picked up the leftover chicken bones, and carried them back to the kitchen. When the cook, Lao Zhang, saw him, he asked anxiously: “Did Doctor Bai enjoy the meal?” Xiao Shao snapped: “He enjoyed it! Thanks to you, I had to sit through that really awkward meal. He’ll eat whatever you eat! Or, just boil some yam and add a pinch of salt.”