南茜·阿斯特是嫁入英国阿斯特家族的美国名媛,事实上她也是第一位入选国会的女性,这样看起来虽然她在丘吉尔面前丢脸了,也无伤大雅。1912年,南茜受邀到丘吉尔的府邸参加晚宴,不过她很不幸,她对着喝醉的丘吉尔,再想到与其在政治上的意见分歧,越发恼火,最后南茜说出下面这句话:“温斯顿,你要是我丈夫,我早在你的咖啡里下毒了。”可是丘吉尔对南茜的突然爆发表现得无动于衷,他很快很平常地回了一句:
“Nancy, if you were my wife I’d drink it.”
“南茜,你要是我夫人,我肯定会喝的。”
9. The Best Presidential Comeback 最佳总统式反驳
The next situation involves the 30th US president, Calvin Coolidge. He was a relatively quiet man and was known for his brevity, though the few words he had made quite an impression, especially with this wonderful comeback. After an after-dinner recital, an acclaimed and heavily respected opera singer was invited to the White House. But apparently performing for the president was quite a frightening experience and her performance left much to be desired. During the performance, one of the White Houses’s guests leaned over and whispered to Coolidge: “What do you think of the singer’s execution?” Coolidge calmly replied:
下面这个是关于美国第三十任总统卡尔文·柯立芝的轶事。柯立芝是个相当安静的人,语言简洁,不过虽然寥寥数语,但让人印象深刻,尤其是下面这句精彩的反驳。一次餐后独奏会后,白宫邀请了一位大受欢迎德高望重的歌剧演唱家来表演。不过对于这位演唱家来说,为总统表演绝对是次胆战心惊的经历,所以她的演唱乏善可陈。在演出途中,一位白宫的客人靠过来跟柯立芝悄悄说道:“您觉得这位演唱家表现得怎么样?”柯立芝很冷静地回答道:
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