编辑先生: 专业杂志《农业考古》已经收到,这是我们图书馆新增加的最受欢迎的刊物。衷心感谢您的友好情意和关怀。此前,我从未收到来自中国的这种刊物,因此,这件礼物特别受到欢迎,借此,遥远的两地建立了学术联系。为了感谢你们的厚意,我将非常乐意地向你们提供有关农业和考古的各种出版物的复本。我希望继续著作许多年,尽管很难肯定还能干多少年。因为我已经七十岁,并且已经退 Editor: The professional magazine “Agricultural Archeology” has been received. This is the most popular addition to our library. Sincerely thank you for your friendly feelings and care. Previously, I never received such a publication from China. Therefore, this gift was particularly welcome, and academic contacts were established between the two places. In order to thank you for your kindness, I will be happy to provide you with copies of various publications on agriculture and archeology. I hope to continue my writings for many years, though it is hard to know how many years I can still do. Because I am already seventy years old and have already retreated