學習學習有必要,學習忘記更重要
在19世紀末、20世紀初,英國牛津大學有一位教古典歷史和宗教哲學的教授(也是牧師)斯普納(William Spooner),學問扎實,教學認真,談吐幽默富急智。但他有個毛病,就是常常心不在焉,一失神就口誤,例如把「The rate of wages will press hard upon the employer.」說成「The weight of rages will press hard upon the employer.」;把「Our dear old queen」說成「Our queer old dean」。最有名的是,他原本要對一位常缺課又搗蛋的學生說:「You have missed all my history lectures, and were caught lighting a fire in the quad.」卻說成:「You have hissed all my mystery lectures, and were caught fighting a liar in the quad.」…