老牧师唐纳先生对神学家很不以为然。一天,唐纳和助手应邀出席神学院的乐会,席间各学者引经据典,口若悬河。后来,院长问唐纳觉得学者们的讲演如何。唐纳先生说:“他们的话句句都是智慧的珍珠。”院长听了十分开心。回家的路上,助手忍不住问唐纳先生,“您总说那些学者教条刻板, The old pastor, Mr. Downer, was dismissive of theologians. One day, Downer and his assistants were invited to attend the seminary’s music club. Various scholars in the banquet cited books and eloquence. Later, the dean asked Donner what the scholars were saying. Mr. Downer said: “Their sentence is a pearl of wisdom.” The dean listened very happy. On the way home, the assistant could not help but ask Mr. Downer. "You always say that those scholars are so rigid.