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第26章 西奥多·罗斯福——共和党人

One day while delivering a campaign speech,Theodore Roosevelt was interrupted by a heckler,“I'm a Democrat!”the man shouted.

“May I ask the gentleman.”Roosevelt replied,quieting the crowd,“why he is a Democrat?”

“My grandfather was a Democrat,my father was a Democrat and I am a Democrat.”

“My friend.”Roosevelt interjected,moving in for the kill,“Suppose your grandfather had been a jackass and your father was a jackass.What would you then be?”

Alas,Roosevelt was thwarted by the quick-witted heckler,who promptly replied:“A Republican!”

在一次竞选演讲中,罗斯福被一个人打断,此人大喊:“我是民主党人!”

罗斯福对下面的观众说:“那我能请问这位先生,他为什么是民主党人吗?”

此人答道:“我祖父是民主党,我父亲是民主党,因此,我也是民主党!”

“朋友”,罗斯福打断他,决定反攻,“那如果您的祖父和父亲都是混蛋的话那你会是什么呢?”

哎,聪明反被聪明误,此人立即答道:“那我就是共和党人!”

(注:罗斯福是共和党人)

1.interrupt v.打断,插嘴

E.g.Don't interrupt me!别打断我!

2.heckler n.诘问别人的人 动词形式为heckle,质问

3.democrat n.民主党人

注:民主党和共和党为美国主要的两大党派,文中的republican即共和党人

4.interject v.插话

5.jackass n.骂人的话,“愚蠢的人,傻瓜,混蛋”

6.thwart v.反对,阻碍

E.g.He was thwarted in his plans.他的计划受挫折。

7.promptly adv.及时地

E.g.After he had put mat on the floor,he promptly went to sleep again.

他把垫子往地板上一放,很快又睡着了。

1.deliver a speech 发表演讲

deliver a campaign speech 发表竞选演讲

campaign n.竞选,活动

2.move in for the kill 准备发起攻势

3.quick-witted 机智的,聪明的

wit n.智力,才智