A gentleman was very proud of his spoiled daughter. He thought his daughter would make a great pianist. He paid much for her piano lessons, but none of the teachers stayed on with the job. The girl was too lazy.

　　One day the gentlemen invited George Bernard Shaw to dinner. He wanted the great writer to listen to his daughter play the piano, and he hoped the famous man would put in a word of admiration1.

　　As soon as Shaw arrived, the girl started playing the piano. She played and played, but Shaw said nothing as if he hadn't heard anything. At last the disappointed2 girl stopped. "Am I bothering you, sir?" she asked.

　　"Oh, not at all," said Shaw. "You know, I once worked in a weaving3 factory."

　　一位紳士非常為他那嬌生慣養(yǎng)的女兒感到驕傲。他認為他女兒會成為大鋼琴家。他為她的鋼琴課付出了昂貴的代價，但是沒有哪一位老師干這份工作會堅持下去的。這女孩太懶了。

　　有一天，這位紳士請蕭伯納來赴宴。他要大劇作家聽他女兒彈鋼琴，并希望這位名人美言幾句。

　　蕭伯納一到，那女孩就彈奏起來。她彈了又彈，可是蕭伯納一言不發(fā)，好像什么也沒有聽到似的，最后那失望的女孩停下來問道：“我讓你討厭了嗎，先生？”

　　“哦，沒有的事，”蕭伯納說，“你要知道，我曾經(jīng)在一家紡織廠干過。”