Bulletin No. 1, 2024

every nerve to translate Fu Lei’s Family Letters ,” says Professor Jin. “Fu was a renowned translator. As the one who had to translate his works, I knew that readers would have high expectations of me. I started with studying Fu’s own translations before translating three batches of his letters which each have a different language style.” The third batch of Fu’s letters are to famous in-laws of their famous pianist son, who settled in London in the late 1950s and married the daughter of the violinist and conductor Yehudi Menuhin. “It is the most complex piece of text,” Professor Jin notes. “It covers discussions on music, philosophy, and the everyday lives of the family’s kids. Therefore, I had to pay close attention to the choice of language and strike a balance between formal and colloquial dictions, so as to produce the most faithful and effective translation.” Professor Jin has penned citations for many CUHK honorary fellows and honorary graduates, including Jao Tsung-I, Ji Xianlin, Pai Hsien-yung, Yu Kwang-chung, Li Ka-shing, Gao Xingjian and Yang Liwei. She also spearheaded CUHK’s CUHK is my home, a place of eternal beauty, deep connections, and comfort. It is where my heart lives. establishment in the year 2000 of the Global Youth Chinese Literary Award for the New Century, raising over HK$1 million for the first award. Professor Jin served as chairperson for nine consecutive years. By the year the third award was held, 480 tertiary institutions worldwide were competing for the award. When Professor Jin gave a speech during the 64 th Anniversary Celebration of New Asia College, she inspired the audience by quoting Emily Dickinson’s poem “To Make A Prairie”—“To make a prairie it takes a clover and one bee… And revery. The revery alone will do, If bees are few”. Sixty years ago, as a young academic, Professor Jin came to CUHK “empty-handed”, precisely as the lyrics of the New Asia College anthem describe. After many years of dedication and hard work, she has flourished and bloomed with grace. Where the heart lives   37