【正确答案】 1、正确答案：Many years ago Chen Liqiu was sent on a diplomatic mission to the United States with Mr. Xu serving as an attach6 to its embassy there. Though knowing nothing about English language, Mr. Xu was seen one day holding an English newspaper and absorbing in reading it. The interpreters of the embassy saw this and asked him in surprise: "When did you learn English?" , "I have not yet learnt it" , replied Mr. Xu. The interpreters went on-. "Since you don"t know the language, why on earth are you reading this?" "The reason is that, I cannot understand English, " Mr. Xu answered, " nor can I comprehend your translation. It"s better to read the original than your translation, because both are Greek to me. " This has been told as a laughing-stock since then.