One of the guests turned to a man by his side and criticized the singer. “What a terrible voice!” he said, “Do you know who she is?” “Yes,” was the answer, “She is my wife.” “Oh, I beg your pardon.” the man said, “Of course her voice isn’t bad. As to the song’s aspect, I wondered who wrote that awful song?” “I did.” was the answer.
　　一个女人正在唱歌。 一位客人转向他身边的一个男人并批评这位女歌手。他说道，“多难听的声音啊!”“你知道她是谁吗?” “是的，”男子回答到,“她是我妻子。”“天啊，实在是不好意思啊，” 客人说道，“其实她的嗓音不错，至于这首歌，我就纳闷了谁写出这么难听的歌 曲啊。” “我写的。”