Make a Serious Study
At last, I have some contact with Beijing! (Translation below is mine)
Jesse Field,
Hello! Your letter of July 1 was received. Mrs. Yang Jiang is of considerable age, and no longer communicates with the outside world...
If you have something to say, say it to me. If you want to write a doctoral dissertation on the writings of Yang Jiang, I suggest you make a serious study of the Complete Writings of Yang Jiang (8 volumes), Beijing People's Publishing House, 2004. Only when you have made a serious study of all Yang Jiang's writings can you begin your dissertation.
Wu Xuezhao
8/4/2008
Jesse Field，
你好！7月1日电邮收到。杨绛先生年事已高，不与外界联络，你有事可以和我说。你要做关于“杨绛文学”的博士论文，我建议你先认真研读杨绛文集（8卷），北京人民文学出版社，2004年出版。只有认真研究了杨绛的全部作品后，才好去“论”。
吴学昭20080804
I knew this wasn't going to be easy. I'm still composing my response....
Jesse Field,
Hello! Your letter of July 1 was received. Mrs. Yang Jiang is of considerable age, and no longer communicates with the outside world...
If you have something to say, say it to me. If you want to write a doctoral dissertation on the writings of Yang Jiang, I suggest you make a serious study of the Complete Writings of Yang Jiang (8 volumes), Beijing People's Publishing House, 2004. Only when you have made a serious study of all Yang Jiang's writings can you begin your dissertation.
Wu Xuezhao
8/4/2008
Jesse Field，
你好！7月1日电邮收到。杨绛先生年事已高，不与外界联络，你有事可以和我说。你要做关于“杨绛文学”的博士论文，我建议你先认真研读杨绛文集（8卷），北京人民文学出版社，2004年出版。只有认真研究了杨绛的全部作品后，才好去“论”。
吴学昭20080804
I knew this wasn't going to be easy. I'm still composing my response....