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When Whistler had finished a portrait or a well…known celebrity; he asked him whether he liked it。
“No; I can’t say I do; Mr。 Whistler; and you must really admit it’s a bad work of art。”
“Yes;” replied the artist; looking at his sitter through his monocle; “but then you must admit that you are a bad work of nature。”
拿破崙病了
傑克就讀於一所大學的歷史系。可是第一學期結束時,歷史課教授沒讓他及格,學校督促他退學。傑克的父親決定親自去見教授,強烈要求傑克繼續明年的學業。
“他是個好孩子,”傑克的父親說:“您若是讓他透過考試,我相信他明年會取得很大的進步,學期結束時,他一定會取得好成績的。”
“不,不,不會的,”教授馬上回答。“你知不知道?上個月我問他拿破崙什麼時候死的,他都不知道。”
“先生,請原諒他一次吧。”傑克的父親說,“您不知道,恐怕是因為我們家沒有訂任何報紙。我們全家人甚至連拿破崙病了都不知道。”
Napoleon Was Ill
Jack had gone to the university to study history; but at the end of his first year; his history professor failed him in his examinations; and he was told that he would have to leave the university。 However; his father decided that he would go to see the professor to urge him to let Jack continue his studies the following year。
“He’s a good boy;” said Jack’s father;“and if you let him pass this time; I’m sure he’ll improve a lot next year and pass the examinations at the end of it really well。”
“No; no; that’s quite impossible;” replied the professor immediately。 “Do you know; last month I asked him when Napoleon had died; he didn’t know!”
“Please; sir; give him another chance;” said Jack’s father。“You see; I’m afraid we don’t take any newspaper in our house; so none of us even know that Napoleon was ill。”