胡适留学日记卷十二一七、美国银币上之刻文

卷十二一七、美国银币上之刻文

　　（一月廿七日）

　　（此段是前函中之一段）

　　I remember the first time I saw the American dollar and was greatly touched by the simple inscription on it: "In God we trust." It recalled to my mind all the precautionary methods of testing and guarding against counterfeit money in my own country, —and I was ashamed.

　　But after 6 years' time I have come to find fault with this inscription which then so greatly incited my admiration. A better inscription, I think, would be: "In man we trust."

　　Jan, 27, 1916

　　〔中译〕

　　余曾记得，余第一次见到美元时，就被它上面之一句铭文深深感动：“吾人之信仰在于上帝。”它使余想起，所有吾国鉴别和防范伪币之预防举措。——此时，余不禁汗颜。

　　然而，六年之后，余终于从这句铭文中找出疵点，尽管此铭文在当时曾激起吾无限的钦佩之情。余斗胆以为，更好之铭文恐怕是：“吾人之信仰在于人。”

　　1916年1月27日

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