Today, if I could respond to my students with a letter of my own, which is of course impossible, I would tell them this: "My dear gentlemen, It's been a bit over three years since I last saw you.
もしも今 私が手紙で 生徒たちに応えられるなら ― もちろん そんなことは無理ですが ― 彼らに こう伝えたいです 「親愛なる紳士諸君 最後に会ってから ３年ちょっとになりますね