When Kong Rong was ten years old, his father took him to Beijing to see the world. There is a great official named Li in this city who is very knowledgeable. Little Kong Rong really wants to meet this adult, but his father said that he is not related to Li Fu, so I'm afraid he can't meet him. Kong Rong thought for a moment and said to his father, "I have a way for Li to receive me." Kong Rong entered the Li Fu Hall and took his time to sit on the mahogany chair in the front row. Being small, he sat in a chair with his feet dangling. Li looked Kong Rong up and down, puzzled. He said, "Little guest, what is your relationship with the Li family?" Kong Rong Jr. unhurriedly replied, "Confucius and Li are amiable! Confucius, the ancestor of my family, once worshipped your ancestor Li Er and asked him for knowledge, which shows that the Confucian family and the Li family established friendship hundreds of years ago. As a descendant of the Confucius family, I have come to visit you today. " The official surnamed Li and all the guests present were very surprised at Kong Rong's words.

Another time, a senior official named Chen came to see Li's adult, and Kong Rong Jr. happened to be there. Li pointed to Kong Rong and said, "This child is a wonder child on earth!" The official surnamed Chen said, "You are smart when you are young, but you may not be useful when you grow up." When Kong Rong heard this, he immediately responded. He said to the official, "So, my Lord, you must have been very clever when you were a child!" On hearing this, the official surnamed Chen dared not underestimate him and praised him, saying, "This child is really not simple. He must be a great person when he grows up." Sure enough, Kong Rong was reused by Cao Cao when he grew up, and he was called "Seven Scholars of Jian 'an" together with six other gifted scholars.

Premier Zhou answers a reporter's question

1. A western reporter asked Premier Zhou, "Excuse me, Mr. Premier, are there any prostitutes in China now?" Many people wonder: how to ask such a question? Everyone is concerned about Premier Zhou's answer. Premier Zhou affirmed: "Yes!" The audience was in uproar and there were many comments. Premier Zhou saw everyone's doubts and added: "The prostitutes in China are in Taiwan Province Province of China." Suddenly the applause thundered.

-------- The reporter's question was very vicious, and he designed a trap for Premier Zhou. After the liberation of China, all brothels in the mainland were closed, and the original prostitutes have been transformed into self-reliant workers. The reporter thought: If you ask the question "Are there any prostitutes in China", Zhou Enlai will definitely say "No". Once you really answer like this, you fall into his trap, and he will immediately say "There are prostitutes in Taiwan Province". At this time, you can't say "Taiwan Province is not China's territory". Here lies the malice of this question. Of course, Premier Zhou saw through his tricks at a glance. This answer not only saw through the sinister intention of splitting China's territory, but also reflected the contrast between the good social atmosphere in the mainland and Taiwan Province. Alas, Premier Zhou has considered the problem carefully and responded so quickly at the same time. It's hard for you not to admire him!

2. Foreign reporters asked Premier Zhou Enlai with malicious intent: "In China, it is obvious that people take the road, but why are they called' the road'?" Premier Zhou replied without thinking: "We are taking the Marxist road, which is called the road for short."

-This reporter's intention is to compare China people to cattle and horses, and walk the same way as cattle. If you really answer him from the source of the name "road", even if it is correct, it is meaningless. Premier Zhou interpreted the word "horse" as Marxism, which was probably unexpected by this reporter.

3. When the American delegation visited China, an official once said in front of Premier Zhou, "China people like to walk with their heads down, but we Americans always walk with our heads up." As soon as this language came out, it surprised everyone. Premier Zhou took his time and said with a smile: "This is not surprising. Because we in China like to go uphill, and you Americans like to go downhill. "

--------The words of American officials obviously contain great insults to China people. China staff present were very angry, but it was difficult to strongly reprimand each other for their rudeness because of the diplomatic situation. If you submit to humiliation and let the other side humiliate you, what is the national prestige? Premier Zhou's answer taught Americans what it means to be soft and tough, and ultimately it was the Americans themselves who were embarrassed and embarrassed.

4. An American reporter happened to see an American Parker pen on Premier Zhou's desk. The reporter asked in a somewhat sarcastic tone: "Excuse me, Prime Minister, why do you China people use our American-made pens?" After hearing this, Premier Zhou said humorously, "It's a long story to talk about this pen. It's an anti-American trophy from a North Korean friend and was given to me as a gift. I don't accept the reward, so I refuse it. North Korean friends said, stay as a souvenir. I thought it was meaningful, so I left this pen in your country. " Hearing this, the American reporter suddenly became speechless.

------- what do you mean by shooting yourself in the foot? This is a typical case. The reporter's original intention was to dig at Premier Zhou: Why can't you China people even produce better pens and import them from our United States? As a result, Premier Zhou said that it was a trophy of the Korean battlefield, which made the reporter lose face. Also, there is no way to compete with Premier Zhou.

5. A western reporter said, "Excuse me, how much money does the People's Bank of China have?" Zhou Enlai said euphemistically, "What about the monetary funds of the People's Bank of China? There is 18 yuan 8.8 points. " When he saw that everyone was puzzled, he explained: "The People's Bank of China issued 1 kinds of principal and auxiliary RMB with denominations of 1 yuan, 5 yuan, 2 yuan, L yuan, 5 cents, 2 cents, L angle, 5 cents, 2 cents and 1 cent, totaling 8 cents and 8 cents in 18 yuan ..."

-Premier Zhou held a press conference to introduce China's construction achievements. There are two possibilities for this reporter to raise such a question. One is to laugh at China's poverty, poor strength and empty treasury; One is to spy on China's economic intelligence. Premier Zhou also showed a witty and humorous manner in high-level diplomatic occasions, which impressed people. How can you prepare such a question in advance? How can you do it without eloquence and rapid thinking?

Clever metaphor

One day, someone asked W·S· Franklin, a British optical authority, "Why does an object look upside down on our visual film, but we don't feel that the object is upside down?"

Franklin thought for a moment and replied, "When you hear a baby crying in both ears at the same time, why can you immediately be sure that it is not twins who are crying?"

Lord's injury

An English Lord, who suffered a little skin scratch and slight pain, went to call the famous surgeon Samuel Sharp. After Sharp examined the patient, he immediately ordered the servant of the Lord to run to the pharmacy to get the medicine.

Lord turned pale with fear when he heard this urgent command. He asked the surgeon nervously, "Does my wound look dangerous?"

"Yes, if your servant doesn't run as soon as possible, then I'm worried ..."

"What will happen ..."

"I'm worried that your wound has healed before he comes back."

Making fun of the Royal Society

john seale (1716-1775), a British botanist and writer, has been bitter because he was not allowed to join the Royal Society. Once, he sent a letter to the society from Portsmouth, in which he made up a magical case: a sailor fell off the mast and broke his leg. After the doctor tied him up with a bandage, he was cold soaked with tar, and the effect was wonderful. His leg recovered as before within 3 days. This case caused serious discussion in the society. But soon I received a letter from john seale, saying that he forgot to explain that the broken leg was made of wood in his last letter.

omnipotent reply

Francis Crick is a famous British biologist. After he became famous, a large number of people visited and wrote letters every day, which made him too busy to work. Later, he finally figured out a way to design and print a "universal reply", which said, "Dr. Crick thanked you for your letter, but unfortunately, he couldn't sign it for you at your kind invitation; Give a speech at a banquet; Attend the meeting; Give away photos; Act as a witness; Act as chairman; Treat your disease; Serve your cause; Act as an editor; Be interviewed; Read your manuscript; Write a book; Make a radio speech; Make a report; Accept honorary status; Appear on TV ... "The other party's letter puts forward any requirements, and he will mark the corresponding place to reply. Soon, he was liberated from the difficult situation.

Pay attention to observation

The famous German physician John Schellen not only has superb medical skills, but also his heuristic teaching method is praised.

In an internship class, he told college students: "A doctor should have two qualities: first, he is not demanding cleanliness; Second, we should have keen observation. When some old doctors diagnose diabetes, they often taste the taste of patients' urine. "

After that, Shereen demonstrated to the students ―― Dip a finger into a small cup filled with urine, and then put it into your mouth and licked it. After this action, Sheridan asked the students, "Who will try it again?"

A diligent student still tasted the urine.

Sheridan shook his head and said to him, "Classmate, you are really not a neat freak, which is good, but you have no observation. You didn't notice that I just dipped my middle finger into a small cup and licked my ring finger. "

The only way to make a man's heart beat

Bein Hart was very quiet in his later years. He lived in a high-rise apartment in Paris, but his admirers kept visiting.

One day, an old admirer came to visit Bein Hart. He finally climbed up the tall building and panted heavily at Bein Hart's residence. When he recovered a little, he asked, "Madam, why do you live so high?"

"Oh, dear friend," Bein Hart told him cheerfully, "this is the only way I can still make men's hearts thump."

Half-price advertising

Since Bein Hart wrote that note, she has made an indissoluble enmity with priests all over the United States. Clerics in the pulpit with one voice over her as "Babylon's * *". Instead of making curious Americans ignore Bein Hart, their abuse greatly increased their interest in her.

The bishop of the Episcopal Church of Chicago was not satisfied with verbal abuse, but also published a propaganda material attacking Bein Hart, which was sharply worded.

Knowing this, Bein Hart entrusted her agent to send a letter and a bank draft to the Bishop before going to Chicago. She wrote in the letter: "Your eminence, I am going to perform in your city. As usual, I will spend 4 dollars on advertising, but now you have done half of my advertising and sent it to 2 yuan for your parish."

Peer

Sarah Bein Hart (1844-1923) is a very charming French actress, and her off-stage image is as full of drama as her on-stage image. She is bold, provocative, free and easy. Therefore, it is often attacked by defenders.

In the United States, a priest cursed Bein Hart as a "lewd little demon sent from modern Babylon to corrupt and pollute the New World."

When Bein Hart heard about this, he gently wrote a note to the priest, which neatly wrote, "Dear colleague, I wonder why you attacked me so violently? One actor should not embarrass another actor. "

Similar to each other

During the Second World War, Jean Overtime (194-1976), a famous French actor, arrived in new york. A reporter asked him what attitude the French had towards their ally Britain.

"We are for Britain and against it." Overtime said, "Those who are in favor of Britain say in their prayers every night,' Dear God, let those brave Britons win quickly!'" And those who oppose Britain say in prayer,' Dear God, let those ugly British people win soon.'

The front and back of the star

The opera soprano Jenny Linde (182-1887), known as "The Nightingale of Sweden", was performing in the United States when a group of tourists knocked on her door. The singer asked them what they wanted to do, and one of them said that they just wanted to see her.

"This is my front," said the singer, turning around. "This is my back. Well, now you can go home and say you saw me. " Then she closed the door.