在一次宴會上，馬克吐溫與一位女士對坐，出於禮貌說了一聲：「您真漂亮！」
In a banquet, Mark Twain and a lady sat face to face. Out of courtesy, Mark Twain said: "! you are really beautiful."

那位女士卻不領情，高傲地說：「可惜我無法同樣來讚美您！」

馬克吐溫委婉平和地說：「那沒關係，你可以像我一樣，說一句謊話就行了。」...
那位女士羞愧地低下了頭。
The lady did not appreciate, and said arrogantly: "! Unfortunately, I can not praise the same to You"

Mark Twain euphemistically said: "That's okay, you can like me, tell a lie will do."
The lady bowed down her head in shame. See More