No matter which girl he brought home， the young man found disapproval from his mother． A friend gave him advice．
“Find a girl just like your mother—then she's bound to like her．
So the young man searched and searched， and finally found the girl．He told his friendly adviser：
“Just like you said， I found a girl who looked，talked，dressed， and even cooked like mother．And just as you said，mother liked her”
“So，”asked the friend，“what happened？”
“Nothing，”said the young man．“My father hates her！”
【中文參考譯文】
無(wú)論帶哪一個(gè)女孩回家，這位青年人總會(huì)遭到母親的反對(duì)。一位朋友勸他說(shuō)：
“找一個(gè)和你母親一樣的女孩——那她一定會(huì)喜歡她。”
于是這位青年人不停地找啊找，終于找到了這么個(gè)女孩。
他對(duì)他友好的忠告者說(shuō)：
“正像你說(shuō)的那樣，我找到一個(gè)長(zhǎng)相、談吐、穿著打扮，甚至連烹飪都和我母親一樣的女孩。也正像你說(shuō)的那樣，我母親喜歡她。”
“那后來(lái)呢？”朋友問(wèn)。
“沒(méi)什么，”青年人說(shuō)?！拔腋赣H討厭她！”
“Find a girl just like your mother—then she's bound to like her．
So the young man searched and searched， and finally found the girl．He told his friendly adviser：
“Just like you said， I found a girl who looked，talked，dressed， and even cooked like mother．And just as you said，mother liked her”
“So，”asked the friend，“what happened？”
“Nothing，”said the young man．“My father hates her！”
【中文參考譯文】
無(wú)論帶哪一個(gè)女孩回家，這位青年人總會(huì)遭到母親的反對(duì)。一位朋友勸他說(shuō)：
“找一個(gè)和你母親一樣的女孩——那她一定會(huì)喜歡她。”
于是這位青年人不停地找啊找，終于找到了這么個(gè)女孩。
他對(duì)他友好的忠告者說(shuō)：
“正像你說(shuō)的那樣，我找到一個(gè)長(zhǎng)相、談吐、穿著打扮，甚至連烹飪都和我母親一樣的女孩。也正像你說(shuō)的那樣，我母親喜歡她。”
“那后來(lái)呢？”朋友問(wèn)。
“沒(méi)什么，”青年人說(shuō)?！拔腋赣H討厭她！”