Ｃｈｕｒｃｈｉｌｌ ａｎｄ ｔｈｅ Ｔａｘｉ Ｄｒｉｖｅｒ丘吉尔和出租车司机

王松海

Winston Churchill was the BritishPrime Minister during the Second WorldWar．

One dayhe had to go to the BBC to make an important speech to tile nation．

Anhour before the time of this speech，he stopped a taxi in the street and askedthe driver to take him to tile BBC．But the taxi driver who did not recognize him，said he could not take him anywhere just then，because he wanted to go back to hishome at the other end of London to hear Churchill make a speech on the radio．

Churchill Was so pleased when he heard the answer that he gave tile man apound，which was worth quite a lot in those days．

“All right．get in!”said the driver happily，opening the door of the taxi，“Illtake you，and to bell with Churchill and his speech!”

參考译文

丘吉尔在第二次世界大战期间曾任英国首相。

一天，丘吉尔需要到英国广播公司向全国作重要讲话。

在他讲话前一个小时，他在街上拦了一辆出租汽车，要司机送他去BBC。出租车司机并不认识他，向他说明这个时候他不载客人。因为他要赶回在伦敦另一头的家，收听丘吉尔的广播讲话。

丘吉尔听了他的回答很高兴，给了这个人一英镑。在当时一英镑是很值钱的。

“好吧，请上车。”司机一边高兴地说，一边把车门打开，“我送你去，让丘吉尔和他的演讲都见鬼去吧!”