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