林语堂有三个女儿,二女儿玉如最为机灵聪慧,从小就效仿爸爸写稿。当年,文坛发表文章多用笔名,玉如就让爸爸给取个笔名。林语堂给她取了个“无双”的笔名,谓其聪明才智举世无双。可是玉如觉得“无双”不吉利,总是单打一,怎能嫁得出去?林语堂经女儿一提醒,也觉得不妥。一天,他翻阅《吕氏春秋》,忽然发现了“太乙”两个字,觉得作为笔名很不错,就对女儿说: Lin Yutang has three daughters, the second daughter Jade, such as the most clever and clever, childhood imitate father writing. That year, the literary world published articles using pen name, jade, let father give a pen name. Lin Yutang gave her a “unparalleled ” pen name, that its wisdom and wisdom unique in the world. However, such as Jade feel “unparalleled” unlucky, always a singles, how can married get out? Lin Yutang reminded by the daughter, but also feel wrong. One day, he read “Lu’s Spring and Autumn Period,” and suddenly found the words “too b ”, think that as a pen name is very good, said to his daughter: