Fit for Tat 以牙還牙
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"
中國(guó)的大外交家伍廷芳博士多年前在美國(guó)的時(shí)候,曾在一個(gè)宴會(huì)上遇到一個(gè)美國(guó)女人。
這個(gè)女人不認(rèn)識(shí)他,就很親熱地問道:“你是什么‘佬’(指nese)呀,日本佬、爪哇佬,還是中國(guó)佬?”
伍博士回答說(shuō):“我是中國(guó)人。”英語(yǔ)小故事然后他就問那個(gè)女人:“你是什么肌(指Kee)呀,猴肌,驢肌,還是羊肌?”