第9章 Witty Answer

An elderly gentleman being, one evening, in the company of some persons who were much amused at the witty sayings of a child, said to someone near him that witty children usually made stupid men.

The child heard him and said to him,"Sir, you were very witty, no doubt when you were young. "

机智的回答

一天傍晚，一位长者和几个人在一起津津乐道地谈论着儿童的才智，长者对身旁的人说，聪明的儿童后来往往变成蠢汉。有个小孩听到了，便说道：“先生，毫无疑问，你年轻时肯定很聪明。”