Marriage Proposal to Beernard Shaw/向肖伯纳求婚
1.Marriage Proposal to Beernard Shaw
Once a beautiful and dissolute British actrcss wrote to pro-
pose marriage to Bemard Shaw. She said she did not mind
Bemard Shaws old age and ugliness because he was a genius.
And if they could combine the beauty of the woman with the tal-
ents of the great man, that would be greatly harmonious. "With
your wisdom and my appearance, our children must be perfect."
Bernard Shaw answered, in a letter, that her imaginaion was
splendid, "But, what if the children take my appearance and your
wisdom? "
1.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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