日前,笔者偶翻《读者导报》,得知林语堂先生生活中一小插曲。读后不觉为之一动,遂说上几句实话。1967年,林语堂先生定居台北后,经常应邀出席一些集会,而令他最头疼的是会上那冗长的演讲。一次,他在听了几个人的演讲后,真有些坐不住了。轮到他发言时,便说:“演讲应该和女子的裙子一样,越短越好!”话语刚落,便引来台下听众的一片笑声 Recently, I even turn “Readers Herald” learned that Mr. Lin Yutang life a small episode. Unconscious after reading one move, then said a few words on the truth. In 1967, after living in Taipei, Mr. Lin Yutang was often invited to attend some rallies. What made him headache was the long speech at the meeting. Once, after listening to several people’s speech, he really could not sit still. When he spoke, he said: “The speech should be as good as the girl’s skirt, and the shorter the better!” The discourse laughed immediately and led to a laugh of the audience