The great Chinese diplomat¹ Dr. Wu Ting Fang² 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"

 

中国的大外交家伍廷芳博士多年前在美国的时候，曾在一个宴会上遇到一个美国女人。

 

这个女人不认识他，就很亲热地问道：“你是什么‘佬’（指nese）呀，日本佬、爪哇佬，还是中国佬？”

 

伍博士回答说：“我是中国人。”英语小故事然后他就问那个女人：“你是什么肌（指Kee）呀，猴肌，驴肌，还是羊肌？”

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