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1·The ink slab is the reputed head of the 'four treasures', for its sobriety and elegance has endured the passage of time.

砚是“四件宝”被誉为头，其庄重、典雅已经历了时间的流逝。

2·In his biography in The Dictionary of Scientific biography his word is quoted: Because I had only my writing brush and ink slab to converse with, I call it brush Talks.

在他的传记《科学传记辞典》里，引用了这句话：所与谈者，唯笔砚而已，谓之《笔谈》。