北京大學遷到西郊后遇見中學同學姚子范，1952

免遭戰火湘西住，

有幸同窗相處。

一別數年未晤，

猶記沅江渡。

燕園遍地丁香樹，

春到鶯飛蝶舞。

莫讓時光辜負，

留夢京郊路。

注：

姚子范，湖南醴陵人，長作者一歲，1950年考取清華大學經濟系。1952年院系調整，清華大學經濟系并入北京大學經濟系。

Thinking of an Old Friend in Taoyuan

—Meeting my middle-school fellow Yao Zifan after Peking

University moved to the western suburb, 1952

In western Hunan we lived, warfare to avoid,

Lucky to have you by my side.

For years departed and unmet,

The memory of Yuanjiang sticks in my mind.

Lilac trees spread all over the Yan Garden wide,

Where warblers fl y and butterfl ies dance in spring tide.

Do not idle away and bide,

Leaving dreams unfulfilled on the countryside.

Note:

Yao Zifan, a native of Liling, Hunan province, is a year older than Li. He was admitted to the Economic Department of Tsinghua University in 1950. When the departments and schools were adjusted in 1952, the Economic Department of Tsinghua University was merged into the Economic Department of Peking