十九世纪的哥尼斯堡(今属苏联,改名为加里宁格勒)是东普鲁士的一个古老的港口城市。这里,码头工人和水手们在艰苦地劳动。他们那极其凄惨而悲壮的生活,给青年的凯绥(出嫁前的名字)以难忘的印象。那沉重的叹息,那粗犷有力的形象,永远留在了她的记忆里。当时,她还只是简单地感到他们是美的,她说她看到了“伟大的轮廓”。后来,她逐渐地认识到:“无产阶级大有作为。” The nineteenth century Cornersborg (now the Soviet Union, renamed Kaliningrad) is an ancient port city of East Prussia. Here, dockers and sailors are working hard. Their extremely miserable and tragic life gives an unforgettable impression to the young Kai Sui (pre-married name). That heavy sigh, that rough and powerful image, always stay in her memory. At the time, she simply felt they were beautiful, and she said she saw the “great outline.” Later, she gradually realized: “The proletariat has done a great job.”