（54）一天深夜，白求恩睡在床上，听见院子里有人压低声音在说话。“等天亮再告诉他吧，我们先准备起来。”“对，还可以让老头子多睡三个钟头。”听得出，说话的一个是于部长，一个是童秘书。

(54) Late one night, Bethune, lying in bed, overheard hushed voices in the courtyard. “Let’s tell him at dawn. We can prepare first.” – “Right, that way we can let the old chap sleep for three more hours.” He could clearly discern that the speakers were Minister Yu and Secretary Tong.