When I got the letter my heart began to thump. One of my translations of German short stories had been accepted by a magazine, and I had got a money order for five dollars.

• 我把信取来一看，心里就突突的跳了几跳，原来我前回寄去的一篇德文短篇的译稿，已经在某杂志上发表了，信中寄来的是五元钱的一张汇票。