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 司机

2. recite 背诵

3. auditorium 礼堂

4. audience 观众，听众

5. panic-stricken 惊慌失措的

让我的司机来回答这个问题

在马克·吐温去做演说的路上，他的司机出了个主意：“先生，我听您的演说那么多次以至于我都能背下来了。既然这次演说的地方没人认识您，我想我能帮您做这个演说，这样可以让您休息一个晚上。”

马克·吐温说：“这个主意不错。”

到了礼堂，马克·吐温戴上司机的帽子坐在了后排，而司机走到前面，做起了演说。

结束后，他问听众有没有问题要问。一个听众说有，接着提出了一个很难的问题。

司机一下子被问住了，但他很快回过神来。“这个问题容易，”他说，“很容易，我让我的司机来回答就可以了。”

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马克·吐温（Mark Twain, 1835-1910），原名塞姆·朗赫恩·克列门斯（Samuel Langhorne Clemens），是美国的幽默大师、小说家、作家，亦是著名演说家。