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    趣闻逸事的意思【Anecdotes,逸事趣闻】

    时间:2019-01-06 03:35:16 来源:柠檬阅读网 本文已影响 柠檬阅读网手机站

      A   In 1981, Ronald Reagan was assassinated(行刺,暗杀). After a long time’s unconsciousness(失去知觉,不醒人事),he opened his eyes and found that Nancy(里根总统夫人)was at the bed. He smiled at her and said with a feeble(微弱的)voice,“Darling, I forgot to duck(低头躲避).”
      
      B
      A smart society woman was sitting next to President Coolidge(美国第十三任总统)at a party.
      “Oh, Mr President,”she said smilingly,“You are so silent. I made a bet(打赌)today that I could get more than two words of you.”
      “You lose,”the President replied.
      
      C
      A man came upon Lincoln blacking(擦黑鞋油)his boots in the basement(地下室)of the White House. He expressed astonishment(惊奇)that the President of the United States should be at such a menial(仆人的)task.
      “What!Mr President,”he exclaimed, “are you blacking your own boots?”
      “Whose else should I be blacking?”came Lincoln’s reply.
      D
      
      President Lincoln once dropped a few kind words about the confederates(同盟者). A woman flashed forth a question of how he could speak kindly of his enemy when he should rather destroy(消灭,破坏)them.
      “What, Madam, do I not destroy them when I make them my friends?”Lincoln said.
      
      E
      As William Dean Howells and Mark Twain were coming out of church one morning, it began to rain heavily.
      “Do you think it will stop?”asked Howells.
      “It always has,”answered Twain.
      
      F
      O. Henry occasionally(偶尔)ate in a restaurant that was asked why he selected this particular restaurant, he replied:“Because it works two ways:most of the times the food was so bad that I can even stand the music, and the music was so bad that I can stand the food.”

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