MarriageProposaltoBernardShaw 　　OnceabeautifulanddissoluteBritishactresswrotetoproposemarriagetoBernardShaw．ShesaidshedidnotmindBernardShaw'soldageanduglinessbecausehewasagenius．Andiftheycouldcombinethebeautyofthewomanwiththetalentsofthegreatman,thatwouldbegreatlyharmonious．“Withyourwisdomandmyappearance,ourchildrenmustbeperfect．” 　　BernardShawanswered,inaletter,thatherimaginationwassplendid,“But,whatifthechildrentakemyappearanceandyourwisdom?” 　　向肖伯纳求婚 　　英国有位美貌风流的女演员,曾写信向肖伯纳求婚.她说,因为他是个天才,她不嫌肖伯纳年迈丑陋.假如能使女郎的美貌和超人的天才结合,那该是多么协调啊.“咱们的后代有你的智慧和我的美貌,那一定是十全十美了.” 　　肖伯纳给她回了一封信说,她的想象很是美妙,“可是,假如生下的孩子外貌象我,而智慧又象你,那又该怎么办呢?”

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　　Isitfar?Ali,whowasworkingalongwayfromhome,wantedtosendalettertohiswife,buthecouldneitherreadnorwrite,andhehadtoworkallday,sohecouldonlylookforsomebodytowritehisletterlateatnight.Atlasthefoundthehouseofaletter-writerwhosenamewasNasreddin.Nasreddinwasalreadyinbed.'Itislate,'hesaid.'Whatdoyouwant?''Iwantyoutowritealettertomywife,'saidAli.Nasreddinwasnotpleased.Hethoughtforafewsecondsandthensaid,'Hasthelettergottogofar?''Whatdoesthatmatter?'answeredAli.'Well,mywritingissostrangethatonlyIcanreadit,andifIhavetotravelalongwaytoreadyourlettertoyourwife,itwillcostyoualotofmoney.'Aliwentawayquickly.再给你一个：闹饥荒的原因在一次宴会上，一个资本家用遗憾的目光上下打量着瘦骨嶙峋的肖伯纳，一本正经地说：“看看你的模样，真叫人以为英国人都在挨饿。”肖伯纳审视着大腹便便的资本家说：“但是，我一见到你，就知道英国正在闹饥荒的原因了。”2．TheReasonoftheFamineInonedinnerparty，acapitalisteyedbonyBernardShawupanddownregretfully，andsaidinallseriousness，“Lookatyourappearance，itreallymakespeoplebelievethatalltheBritisharestarving．”BernardShaw，examiningthepotbelliedcapitalist，said，“But，IknowassoonasIsawyouthereasonwhyBritainissuf－feringfromfamine．”