In order to prepare things for my going home, i first, the brasil fleet being just going away, resolved to give answers suitable to the just and faithful account of things i had from thence ; and first to the prior of st. augustine i wrote a letter full of thanks for their just dealings, and the offer of the 872 moidores, which was indisposed of, which i desir d might be given 500 to the monastery, and 372 to the poor, as the prior should direct, desiring the good padres prayers for me, and the like
開往巴西的船隊馬上要起航了，所以我決定先寫幾封回信，答復巴西方面
寄給我的那些報告。應該說，他們的報告既
忠實，又公正，所以，我的回信也應該寫得十分得體。首先，我給聖奧古斯丁修道院院長寫了一封回信，在信中，我對他們公正無私的辦事態度充滿了感激之情，並把那沒有動用的八百七十二塊葡萄牙金幣全部捐獻了出去，其中五百塊金幣捐給修道院，三百七十二塊金幣隨院長意思捐給品民，並請他為我祈禱。
Reviewing this essay, i ca n ' t help exclaiming on the occurence of the social development, for the year 2003 left us too much opportunities of " close contact " with the topic of social justice. this year, many profound reports represented the ana lysis and anticipation of justice with their terms used and their ideas expressed in the essays. and it just proves the act of the media ' s fulfilling their promises represented by the southern weekend
回望2003年，再來看這篇新年寄語，不由得感嘆社會發展的巧合，因為不平凡的2003給了深度報道太多和社會公正「親密接觸」的機會，這一年中相當多的新聞深度報道在用詞和意思的表達上都體現了對公正的剖析和訴求，也以此印證了以《南方周末》為代表的新聞媒體正在忠實地履行自己的承諾。
