He took it up again in 1994, finished the novel in 2000 and spent the next 10 years trying to get it published.
他于1994年再度提笔，于2000年完成该书，并在接下来的十年里四处奔波寻求发表作品的契机。It is a great pleasure for me to have this wonderful chance to put pen to paper and send greetings to you.
很高兴我有这样的机会提笔给你写信，寄给你我的问候和祝福。Though eventually cleared he quit the service and poured out his disillusionment on paper.
虽然调查最终认定他是清白的，但他辞去了公务员职务，提笔写作倾诉自己的醒悟。I turned this column in very late. I just couldn't get started writing it. Low energy. You know how it is.
我很晚才提笔写这篇专栏。怎麽都很难开始动手。缺乏能量，相信大家都知道那种感觉。I want to tell you have much to say that the pen can be, the brain is empty, hard to write this.
我有很多话想跟你说，可提笔时，脑子却空空的，努力写下这。I know you would be wondering why I am writing you with a request such as this but I only urge you to read on.
我知道你会想为什么我提笔给您写信，要求象这样的，但我只能敦促你继续阅读。The phenomenon is so common that there is even a name for it, tibiwangzi, which transliterates as "take pen, forget character. "
这种现象很常见，以至于它甚至有一个名称：“提笔忘字”。Fan Zhongyan felt his friend's words were reasonable so he changed the word with pleasure.
范仲淹觉得朋友说得有道理，欣然提笔改为这个字。You have begun to slowly fade out of my memory, the first time I recall, last time.
你已开始慢慢淡出我的记忆，第一次提笔，最后一次忆起。