English Story

Fit for tat 以牙还牙

The great Chinese diplomat Dr. Wu Ting Fang was in the United States a number of years ago. One day he met an American woman at a reception. She did not know him.
 
So she asked sweetly, "What 'nese' are you--Japanese, Javanese, or Chinese?"
 
Dr. Wu replied, "I am Chinese." And then he asked the woman:"What 'kee' are you-monkey, donkey, or Yankee"
 
中国的大外交家伍廷芳博士多年前在美国的时候,曾在一个宴会上遇到一个美国女人。
 
这个女人不认识他,就很亲热地问道:“你是什么‘佬’(指nese)呀,日本佬、爪哇佬,还是中国佬?”
 
伍博士回答说:“我是中国人。”英语小故事然后他就问那个女人:“你是什么肌(指Kee)呀,猴肌,驴肌,还是羊肌?”