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杰克·沃辛在城市里自称厄内斯特，在乡下则叫杰克。他的朋友阿尔杰农编造了一个虚弱的朋友，名叫班伯里，以便他可以逃避无聊的晚餐。当这两个年轻人相爱，而两位女士坚持说她们只能爱一个名叫厄内斯特的男人时，他们的谎言开始以最滑稽可笑的方式交织在一起。
边听边读 即将推出朗读时逐句高亮。
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The morning-room of Algernon Moncrieff's flat in Half-Moon Street was luxuriously and artistically furnished. From the next room came the sound of a piano. Lane, the manservant, was arranging afternoon tea on the table. When the music stopped, Algernon came in.
"Did you hear what I was playing, Lane?"
"I didn't think it polite to listen, sir."
"I'm sorry for that, for your sake. I don't play accurately. Any one can play accurately. But I play with wonderful expression. As far as the piano is concerned, sentiment is my forte. I keep science for Life."
"Yes, sir."
"And, speaking of the science of Life, have you got the cucumber sandwiches cut for Lady Bracknell?"
Lane handed them to him on a silver tray. "Yes, sir."
Algernon inspected them, took two, and sat down on the sofa. "Oh! By the way, Lane, I see from your book that on Thursday night, when Lord Shoreman and Mr. Worthing were dining with me, eight bottles of champagne are entered as having been consumed."