While I was checking my e-mail, an instant message popped up on my screen, obviously sent to me in error. I chatted briefly with the sender, and it became clear we were both writers. “What genre?” I asked. The sender wrote back, “I'm female.”
我正在查電子郵件的時(shí)候,屏幕上蹦出一個(gè)即時(shí)的信息,顯然是誤發(fā)給我的。我和發(fā)信人簡(jiǎn)單聊了幾句,發(fā)現(xiàn)我們倆都是作家。我問(wèn)她:“什么文學(xué)題材?”回答:“我是女性?!保▽?duì)方誤以為是問(wèn)什么gender,性別)