美国近代最有名的女作家玛格利特·契尔,有一次被邀请去参加世界笔会。那时还没有胸前佩戴名签的习惯。有位匈牙利作家坐在她的旁边,却根本不知道这位衣着朴素、态度谦虚的女士是谁。因而他就以一种居高临下的语气,同她进行了这样一段谈话:“小姐,你是一位职业作家吗?”“是的,先生!”“那么,有些 The most famous female writer in the modern United States, Margaret Chell, was once invited to participate in the World PEN. At that time, there was no habit of wearing a name tag on the chest. A Hungarian writer sat next to her, but she did not even know who this plainly dressed and humble woman was. So he took a condescending tone with her and said: “Miss, are you a professional writer?” “Yes, sir!” "So, some