名人笑話：5、 I'm going to let my Chauffeur answer it 讓我的司機來回答這個問題

5. I'm going to let my Chauffeur answer it

Mark Twain was on his way to a lecture when his chauffeur offered an idea, "Sir, I've heard your speech so many times that I could recite2 it, and since nobody know you there this time I think I could deliver it and give you the night off."

Sounds great, Mark Twain said.

When they got to the auditorium3, Mark Twain put on the chauffeur's hat and settled in the back row. The chauffeur walked to the front and delivered the speech.

Afterward he asked if there was any question. "Yes," said one of the audience4. Then he proposed a rather difficult question.

The chauffeur was panic-stricken5 for a moment but quickly recovered, "That's an easy one," he replied, "so easy, I'm going to let my chauffeur answer it."

Notes:

1. chauffeur 司機

2. recite 背誦

3. auditorium 禮堂

4. audience 觀眾，聽眾

5. panic-stricken 驚慌失措的

讓我的司機來回答這個問題

在馬克·吐溫去做演說的路上，他的司機出了個主意：“先生，我聽您的演說那么多次以至于我都能背下來了。既然這次演說的地方?jīng)]人認識您，我想我能幫您做這個演說，這樣可以讓您休息一個晚上?！?

馬克·吐溫說：“這個主意不錯?！?

到了禮堂，馬克·吐溫戴上司機的帽子坐在了后排，而司機走到前面，做起了演說。

結束后，他問聽眾有沒有問題要問。一個聽眾說有，接著提出了一個很難的問題。

司機一下子被問住了，但他很快回過神來?！斑@個問題容易，”他說，“很容易，我讓我的司機來回答就可以了。”

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馬克·吐溫（Mark Twain, 1835-1910），原名塞姆·朗赫恩·克列門斯（Samuel Langhorne Clemens），是美國的幽默大師、小說家、作家，亦是著名演說家。