1938年1月，他乘船来到中国大陆。他说，他无法容忍贪婪的人所发动的侵害另一部分人的战争。他继续宣讲西班牙和中国都是同一场战争(反对法西斯主义)的组成部分。日本人已经把中国人逼近到了中国的西北部。毛泽东只与白求恩见过一面，但他们通过书信保持联系。
Bethune almost immediately set out for the hazardous surroundings of the mountain ranges of Yen an. In the company of the Eighth Route Army, Bethune practiced his profession as best as he could. There were no mobile units and there was a desperate need to recruit medical trainees and convey his knowledge and skills to meet the needs of the soldiers. Consequently, there was an urgent requirement for illustrated medical manuals.
白求恩立即投身到延安山区复杂危险的环境中。在八路军的协助下，白求恩尽其所能地发挥他的专业特长。没有移动的设备，急需征召实习医生，将他的知识和技能传授给他们，以满足部队的需要。相应的，还急需带图解的医疗手册。
Both soldiers and peasants required a good deal of medical attention. Again, under very trying conditions, and with a lot of nerve, determination and courage, Bethune and his crew of Chinese assistants were eventually able to establish and coordinate over twenty medical and nursing teaching hospitals. Because of shortages of personnel and other difficulties, Bethune himself routinely operated for days without reasonable breaks. In one period, he worked continually for sixty-nine hours on a total of one hundred and fifteen patients. His ability to endure such hard conditions and retain his sanity was little short of a miracle. It was under these conditions that his life became abruptly doomed. In October of 1939, possible suffering from extreme fatigue, he accidentally cut his left hand with the blade of his scalpel. Without proper medical supplies and with germs everywhere, his hand became infected and blood poisoning (a disease called septicemia) spread. He died on November 12, 1939.
士兵和农民们都需要医疗。为此，在极端困难的情况下，凭着胆识、决心和勇气，白求恩和他的中国助手们终于建立和配备了20多所医疗和护理教学医院。由于人员短缺和其他困难，白求恩自己整天还要照例进行手术，休息不足。有段时间，他为115个病人连续工作了69个小时。他忍受这种艰苦条件和保持头脑清醒的能力真是一个奇迹。这样的条件注定了他突如其来的命运。1939年，也许是极度疲劳的缘故，他意外地被他的解剖刀片割破了左手。没有必需的药品，到处是细菌，他手上的伤口因而受到感染，血液中毒(一种叫做败血病的疾病)扩散开来。他于1939年11月12日去世。
Dr. Norman Bethune’s stature became even greater in death. The affection of the Chinese people for him swelled Emotions ran high upon the news of his death. His capacity to move people, and his insight into humanity was never so evident as during this period. The Chinese people were extremely grateful that such a man had crossed their paths.
诺尔曼?白求恩大夫的崇高精神在他去世后影响更加深远。中国人民更加热爱他。他去世的消息使人们非常悲痛。他激励人们的这种能力和他对人道主义的洞察力从来都不像这时如此的明显。中国人民非常感谢这位把足迹留在他们土地上的人。
During this solemn time, tributes to Bethune came from many parts of the world. He was described as an activist, a writer, a teacher, an administrator, and above all, a great doctor. Mao said of him, “… We must all learn the spirit of absolute selflessness from him.”
在这个庄严的时刻，对白求恩的悼念来自全世界。他被称为活动家、作家、教师、管理者，还有最主要的，是一个伟大的医生。毛泽东说“……我们必须学习他毫不利已的精神”。
After a very simple funeral, as he, had requested, Dr. Norman Bethune was buried in the Mausoleum of the Martyrs in Shih Chia Chuang, southeast of Beijing. The Chinese named a medical school and a hospital in his memory. Many other memorials have been erected in his memory over the years.
在一个按他本人生前要求的非常简单的葬礼之后，诺尔曼?白求恩大夫埋葬在北京东南的石家庄的烈士陵墓。中国人以他的名字命名了一所医学院和一所医院。多年来，各地建了许多怀念他的纪念碑和纪念馆。
One ironic tragedy of all of this was that, up until 1973, Dr. Bethune had never received much recognition from his native country of Canada. Furthermore, he was not even acknowledged for his accomplishments, presumably because of his communist connection. In 1973, Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, another Canadian who had spent a good deal of time in China in his earlier years, convinced his Government to purchase the Bethune house in Graven Hurst, Ontario, and dedicated it as “Bethune Memorial House”.
与此相反，具有讽刺意味的是，直到1973年，白求恩大夫还没有在他的祖国加拿大得到应有的承认。甚至于连他的造诣都不被认可(可能是因为他是共产主义者的关系)。1975年，皮尔?特鲁多总理，早年在中国度过很长时间的另一位加拿大人，说服了他的政府，买下了安大略省格雷文赫斯特的白求恩的房子，用作“白求恩纪念馆”。
Dr. Bethune’s impact on medicine was not singular. His career was very comprehensive, as noted above, as he attained an extraordinary list of accomplishments of highest merit. Among his many goals, was one goal that was not fulfilled until after his death? In 1938, while in china, he recommended a universal health system for Canada. Ironically, Donald Sutherland, the Canadian actor who played Bethune in the movie about the latter’s life, called “Bethune: the Making of a Hero”, had been married to the daughter of Douglas. Douglas, when he was the Socialist Premier of Saskatchewan, a western province in Canada, set up a social medicine scheme in his province. Later, in the 1960’s, as a Member of Parliament in the national government, Douglas Played a significant role in establishing a national health system. He later became known as the father of Canada’s Medicare system, as it was eventually called.
白求恩大夫在医学上的影响是多方面的。如上所述，他的职业生活涉及面十分广泛，他取得了一系列卓越成就。在他的许多目标中，有一个直到他去世之后才完成。1938年，还在中国的时候，他建议在加拿大建立全民保健制度。巧合得很，在一部关于白求恩生平的电影“英雄白求恩”中扮演白求恩的加拿大演员，唐纳德萨瑟兰，娶了道格拉斯的女儿。道格拉斯在担任萨斯喀彻温省(加拿大西部的一个省份)社会党总理时，在该省建立了社会医疗制度。后来，在20世纪60年代，作为中央政府的一名国会议员，道格拉斯在建立全国卫生保健制度的过程中扮演了一个很重要的角色。他最后成为著名的加拿大医疗保险制度的创始人。
Bethune is probably best known for his introduction of the mobile blood bank to the battlefield, and giving blood transfusions in the midst of heavy fighting. China worships him almost as a saint. Upon his death, the Chinese gave him a fond farewell. The charity of his soul still lives on among many Chinese. As Canadian teachers in China, we are often greeted by Chinese people, who make references of praise to this Great Canadian Doctor and humanitarian. Unfortunately, many Canadians know little about the incredible work for humanity undertaken by this remarkable man. This decent, in many ways, simple man was, indeed, one of the great world ambassadors who fought for the poor and less fortunate.
或许，白求恩因为他首次把流动血站引进战场并在激烈战斗当中进行输血治疗而声名远播。中国几乎尊他为圣人。对于他的去世，中国人表示了深切地悼念。他的博爱精神仍然活在许多中国人的心中。作为在中国的加拿大教师，我们常常受到中国人的礼遇，他们经常提到并赞扬这位伟大的加拿大医生和人道主义者。不幸的是，许多加拿大人对这位非凡的人所从事过的难以置信的人道主义工作知之甚少。这位正派朴素的人，的确是一位与贫穷和不幸做斗争的伟大的国际大使
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