Local time February 7，My friend、Also a friend in the Chinese academic community, J. Hillis Miller, died of infection with new crown pneumonia! Delicate，I can't help but think of my relationship with him for many years。

Before knowing Miller，His name is like thunderbolt，In addition to his academic achievements in the academic community, many praises，It is even more due to the sensation caused by his transfer to the University of the University of California.。1985，Miller decided to leave Yale University to go to Erwan，Many people find it incredible，I believe that he is for the annual salary of more than 100,000 US dollars -at the time the newspaper issued a sigh of "30%higher than the annual salary of California Governor!"。Actually not that。Later I learned，American critic Mo Rui Crigg will build the Erwan Branch into a heavy town of criticism theory，Special invitation Miller to join。Miller agreed，To a large extent, due to Cleig's personality power。Clig is a representative of the New Chicago School，It is kind and generous，Even those who criticize or oppose him can tolerate。It is his efforts，Established in 1987 established the Institute of Critical Theoretical Research of the University of California，and settled in the branch of Erwan。Imagine，Berkeley、Los Angeles two branches Bill Bay famous，Also strive to compete，Why is Erwan succeed? This is closely related to the introduction of Miller and Derida with Miller to El Bay。Miller is a close friend of Derida，Miller does not go to bet365 live casino games Erwan，I am afraid that Drida may not be going。

My first acquaintance with Miller was in 1986。August that year，I go to the University of California Erwan Branch，Entering a postdoctoral research under Professor Criger。Coincidental is，The housing arranged by the school for me is close to Miller's house，less than 50 meters，His on a small slope，My below。Housing is all villa -style，Several villas are surrounded by trees or flower beds，constitute a courtyard，Miller House No. 25，I live in Schubert Hospital No. 18。Those houses are newly built，Mainly for new teachers or visiting scholars to use。Most of the teachers live in two bedrooms and one living room，Visiting scholars generally one room, one living room，The housing is equipped with a full set of furniture and kitchen utensils，Even automatic washing machines and dryers。Because we are all in English and comparative literature，All from Cleig's recruitment，plus we are neighbors，Gradually increased in communication，Sometimes walking together in the department or going home together，Gradually familiar with and become friends。

Actually，When you see him for the first time，Maybe because of his prestige，Maybe because he shakes hands with me with his left hand (later I know he is disabled in his right hand)，How much I am a little nervous (although I have been to the United States for the second time，Know how to associate with professors)。Dan Miller's enthusiasm、Pacific approachable，My tension quickly disappears。His white bearded beard，Eyes are bright，Speaking simple and powerful，Commonly used some vivid examples and metaphors，It does not look radical at all。But his self -confidence bet365 Play online games in deconstructionist，It also makes people feel that he is a warrior who insists on his opinions。

Miller tells me，He was born in Virginia in March 1928，My father is a professor of psychology of university、Educator，Rev. of the Baptist Council、Director of the New York Education Bureau、President of the University of Florida。Lao Mille is generous，Goodness with others，It has a great impact on him。He said，After the death of my father，On the day of the funeral，All teachers and students from the University of Florida for one day，Tens of thousands of people send off for his father。

Miller studied at Obelin College and Harvard University in the United States，Get a master's and doctoral degree in Harvard。At Obelin College，He first learned physics，But because I prefer literature，I changed my professional。After graduating from Harvard，Miller taught at Williams College for one year，In 1953, transferred to Johns Hopkins University to teach，Always staying there until 1972，After teaching at Yale University，In 1986, I came to the University of California Erwan。

1966，Derida made entitled "Structure in Humanities and Human Sciences at Johns Hopkins University、Symbols and Operation "speech，A huge response was generated。But Miller was not at school at that time，I didn't hear it，Ask his good teacher and friendly friend George Blay。Blai said，Durida's lecture is very novel，But he did not fully agree。So，Miller found the manuscript of the speech，Read it carefully，From then on, I gradually accepted deconstruction。Miller tells me，1971 "George Bla's recognition criticism" he published in 1971，Express the respect of Blai，Also understand his criticism method。

These are after Miller Bet365 lotto review and I become friends，Tell me when chatting。

Because we are neighbors，So sometimes the door，Please invite each other。1986，Computers are quite popular in the United States，All the library uses computer operation，But I don’t use it much about，and Miller is already a master of computers。There are two computers in his house，So I sometimes ask him to check the information。His wife Dorosi is a devout Christian，It is very amiable，In today's words，Is a "full -time wife"，Family cooking well。Miller generally does not have to worry about housework，In a sense，The academic achievements of Miller are related to the support of Dorothy。They have three children，The eldest son married a Chinese girl (it is said that he was married later); the second son was a Ph.D. at the University of California Los Angeles，Dr. Graduation Thesis wrote more than 700 pages，Miller is very happy，I often mention it to friends; my daughter later worked in Maine，Miller couple who often lives there after retiring after retiring。

Due to the relationship of Teller，Starting from the spring of 1987，Derrida goes to a semester of lectures at the University of California Erwan each year，Make a series of speeches and academic exchanges。I heard his speech a few times，But limited to your level at that time，Basically, I don’t understand，Only part of the content of his speech during the question and answer stage。but but，Drida and Miller are good friends，Sometimes I also directly ask for advice from Drida，His English speaks slowly，Easy to understand，So the communication with him has benefited me a lot。

May 1987，End of the semester、Drida is about to leave El Bay，Miller held a grand farewell party at home，bet365 Play online games Dozens of scholars are invited to participate，Some from Los Angeles、San Diego and River River drove here。Because we are a neighbor relationship，My wife and I also attended that reception。Miller's house at the time was temporary，The overall area is smaller，Except for a few people，Everyone drinks and chats on the lawn。Because I met with Drida，I took my wife to the living room to talk to Derrica a few words，Mutual greetings and say goodbye。On that occasion，Drida cannot take a lot of time by one person。

June 1987，I left El Bay and returned to China，Please Miller, the Clege couple, Schwabu and others ate their own dumpling feast，I didn't expect them to praise。Date，Miller tells me，We will meet in May 1988，Because he is coming to Beijing to participate in the Beijing Forum jointly organized by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and the American Academy of Arts，There is also the political science professor of Erwan Branch David Easton (I have seen this person，Because Liu Haiming reads a doctorate in his hands，Liu Yang often goes to my house，Wash the washing machine and dryer with my there)。

May 1988，The Beijing Forum is held as scheduled，Maybe because of Miller’s relationship，I also participated，and did a translation。Miller made a speech entitled "The Future of Literature theory" at the meeting，Later, I translated his speech into Chinese，and published in the Literature Review。After the meeting，Miller visited Xi'an，Then from Xi'an to Jinan，Participated in the academic conference organized by I and Shandong Normal University。

Starting in 1988，Miller has visited China more than ten times，I only participated in the arrangement seven or eight times。1997、bet365 best casino games 2004、2005 and 2006，He was invited to participate in the international academic conference I organized。Whether lectures at university or meeting speaking，He all uses text analysis theory、Analysis of the text with the theory，Welcome and appreciated by the audience。

Miller is good、Happy help，Almost there must be a request。Every time I let him help find information，He always spares no effort; please help him contact translation authorization，He always contacts each publisher with patience。Especially in the process of editing the "Intellectual Library Series"，He provided me with a very valuable reference。This series of books is a testimony of our friendship，Also the crystallization of our cooperation。

As far as I know，He has helped many Chinese students。Remember one time，Guorong of Beijing Language University lost the bicycle，Miller's generous sac，I bought him a new bicycle，For this, they have formed the friendship of teachers and students。Later, Miller gathered his speech in China，Published in 2015 in the name，Guorong translates this book into Chinese，I also used a tender name "Meng in the country: Miller China Speech Collection"，Published by Nanjing University Press。

"Meng in the country: Miller China Speech Collection" is the end of the Miller China speech。Later，He lives with his wife in Kashima, Maine，Basically no longer travel。Dan Miller is still quite active，Written farming，New work will come out。The first two years，I commissioned a friend to see him，Knowing that he still drove himself。

2012，I gathered in Beijing for the last time in Beijing。At that year he was 84 years old，can still cross the Pacific Ocean to participate in academic activities。bet365 live casino games Miller tells me，The secret of his health is，In addition to the regular diet and living，Eat a piece of dark chocolate every day，Drink a glass of dry red wine。

If it is not infected with new crown pneumonia，He may live a hundred years old。Unfortunate is，Their couple have been taken away by this disease。Far separation，I can’t give him a journey，I use this article as my nostalgia and memorial for him。

(Author Unit: Institute of Foreign Literature of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences)