我第一次见到俞叔迟师是在北京师范大学主楼六层古汉语教研室那间屋子里,俞先生跟陆宗达、肖璋先生端坐在那儿,接见他们刚入学的研究生。新学生不知道老师的脾气秉性,因此尊敬之处还带着点儿畏惧,叔迟师那么大名气,我的敬畏之情油然而生。座谈当中轮到我自我介绍的时候,他和气地插话说:“我也是天津出生,咱们是老乡。”我的局促不安顿时就没了,心里觉着热乎乎的。 The first time I met Yu Shouchu was in the room of the Ancient Chinese Teaching and Research Office on the sixth floor of the main building of Beijing Normal University. Mr. Yu sat with Lu Zongda and Mr. Xiao Zhang there and met with the postgraduates who had just joined the school. The new students did not know the temper of the teacher, so the respect is also with a little fear, the teacher was so famed, my awe of the spontaneous. During the forum, when I turn to introduce myself, he said calmly: “I was also born in Tianjin, and I am a fellow.” My cramps were gone and my heart felt warm.