林语堂与徐志摩

林语堂与徐志摩并非亲密朋友，他们互相谈及和评价的字亦不多。不过，在有限的几处，林语堂对徐志摩却给予极高的评价。在林语堂眼里，徐志摩是个天才，人品与品俱佳，同时又是个可爱人物。林语堂与徐志摩在绅士风度、悲剧式的生命体验、性灵与浪漫等方面比较相似和接近，这是他们获得成功和感应的关键；但因性情和人生观之差异，他们又有着完全不同的命运遭际。

Lin Yutang and Xu Zhimo

Lin Yutang and Xu Zhimo are not intimate friends, nor do they talk or write about each other. Yet, on the limited occasions when they do, Lin speaks very highly of Xu. In his eyes, Xu is not only a genius whose character and writing are equally good, but also a charming figure. There are quite some similarities between Lin and Xu in their gentlemanlike bearings, tragic feelings for life, intelligence, and romance, all of which are the key to their success and popularity. But because of the difference in dispositions and values of life, the two have experienced entirely different fates.