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第7章 我是完全自愿的

A lady who was known as Churchill's main rival in parliament was giving a speech.Churchill,with his usual enthusiasm for his rival,dozed off while the lady was speaking.She stopped her speech and awoke Sir Winston by yelling,

“Mr Churchill,must you sleep while I talk?”

Churchill replied sleepily,“No,ma'am.I do so purely by choice.”

一个被认为是丘吉尔在议会中主要对手的女士正在发表演讲。一向喜欢捉弄对手的丘吉尔这次也不例外,在她演讲的时候睡着了。这位女士停下演讲,对丘吉尔大喊:

“丘吉尔先生,是不是有人逼你在我演讲的时候一定要睡觉?”

丘吉尔懒洋洋地答道:“不是的,女士,我是完全自愿的。”

1.rival n.对手,竞争者

E.g.He defeated his rival in the final round and won the game.

他在最后一轮击败了对手,赢得了比赛。

2.parliament n.议会注:美国的议会常用congress

3.usual adj.通常的

4.enthusiasm n.热情,热心

E.g.He is full of enthusiasm for this activity.他对这个活动充满了热心。

5.awake v.唤醒,叫醒 过去式:awoke 过去分词:awoken

6.yell n.大叫,大喊E.g.Stop yelling at me!不要再对我大喊大叫了!

1.be known as 被认为是……

2.give a speech 发表演讲

3.doze off 打瞌睡,睡过去