" Zun Chuan " say immortal have 3 kinds, those who reside the first is to stand heart. In this respect, mr Xie Shengtao always is in when the platoon foremost row. Be tireless in teaching, have an insatiable desire to learn, mr Xie Shengtao was accomplished unluckily.
《左传》说不朽有三种，居第一位的是立德。在这方面，叶圣涛先生总当排在最前列。诲人不倦、学而不厌，叶圣涛先生偏偏做到了。
Mr Xie Shengtao needs a person honest and kind, had interacted with him, without do not touch. In the beginning that writing respect interacts, still begin from the character of the collective textbook that trim profit. Although he just came from north, not be to say Suzhou word, north of antrum of horn of that is to say moves a word, but he writes an article to use mandarin stoutly, he is not close to mandarin, then feel not ashamed to learn from one's subordinates, and stem from the respect to him, raise the opinion of sex of a few deliberate over only.
叶圣陶先生待人厚道，与他交往过的，无一不深受感动。在文墨方面交往的开始，还是从共同修润课本的文字开始。尽管他刚从北方来，不是说苏州话，就是说角腔北调话，可是他写文章坚决用普通话，他对普通话生疏，于是不耻下问，而出于对他的尊敬，只提一些商酌性的意见。
Besides the character, interact daily, also be one with be linked together, clement need a person. For example: Somebody arrives east 48 his homes go seeing him, when saying good-bye, even if guest repeatedly block the way is far send, he must have taken 3 doors, 4 step, outside sending an entrance door, leave, bow, the mouth says a thank, talent face about will go back on. Another, the inconvenience when his old age gets up, have twice, be sent his respects to together before a few people, when saying good-bye, he returns boxing hand to call cup one hand in the other before the chest, say a thank ceaselessly. This is the breeding that is engraved in composition in one's heart.
文字之外，日常交往，也是一以贯之，宽厚待人。例如：有人到东四八条他家去看他，告辞时，哪怕客人再三阻拦远送，他一定要走过三道门，四道台阶，送到大门外，告别、鞠躬、口说谢谢，上来人才转身回去。再一个，他晚年时不便起床，有两次，同一些人前去问候，告辞时，他还拳手打拱，不断地说谢谢。这便是刻在作文骨子里的教养。
Spring, write a letter to say to manage to find time see him, result friend has went about the Temple of Heaven opens Chinese rose, after he knows, also apologize immediately. Do not worry about him drift from place to place, regrettablly, gentleman of contented of emperor resembling a part of a historical period such person is less and less.
一次春天，写信说抽空看他，结果朋友有约去了天坛开月季，他知道后也马上道歉。不担心自己颠沛流离，只可惜，像叶圣陶先生这样的人越来越少了。
Divide wide changing is severe, severe at be self restrained, requirement very essence of life. Oneself article lets a person listening is a word, not be to read aloud draft, just calculate reached case. This dissident person has different person to react. For example in recent years, somebody take advantage of an opportunity or conduct propaganda are hazy, be like the view of article of word Wei beautiful to brachylogy, laugh away surely.
除宽变是严，严于律己，要求甚精。自己的文章让人听着是话，不是念稿，才算及了格。这个意见不同人有不同人反应。譬如近年来，有人顺势或宣传朦胧，对简明如话伟佳文的主张，就必付之一笑。
To a few needless words, cutout always wear than taking strong, because that is to appear burdensome at odds, cutout not only the meaning did not change, and those who become laggard in for concise and reasonable.
对于一些不必要的字，删了总比带着强，因为那是显得累赘又别扭，删了不仅意思没变，而且变得拖沓的里为简洁合理。
The elder of understanding and compeer, take Chinese seriously, beg hard perfect, cut set oneself an example to others, spare no effort in the performance of one's duty, foliaceous gentleman is the first, do not accomplish complete Tuo Tie, do not loosen …… absolutely
认识的前辈和同辈，重视语文，努力求完美，切以身作则，鞠躬尽瘁，叶先生又是第一位，不做到完全妥帖，绝不放松……
And so a person that is worth us to respect, in night of the New Year's Eve of solar calendar Ding Maonian, the illusion is less than that turn one's coat and canorous sound also sent ……
而就这么一个值得我们尊敬的人，在阳历丁卯年除夕夜，幻想不到那反水而响亮的声音也把他送走了……(文/孟子歆)