During the Second World War,Winston Churchill was theBritish Prime Minister .One day he had to go the BritishBroadcasting Corporation (the BBC)to make an importantspeech to the nation.
An hour before the time of his speech,he stopped a taxi inthe street and asked the driver to take him to the BBC.But the taxidriver,who did not recognize him,said he could not take himanywhere just then,because he wanted to go back to his home atthe other end of London to hear Churchill make a speech on theradio.
Churchill was so pleased when he heard this answer that hegave the man a pound,which was worth quite a lot in those days .
“All right,get in,” said the driver happily,opening the doorof the taxi,“I'll take you,and to hell with Churchill and hisspeech.”邱吉尔的广播演讲
第二次世界大战期间,温斯顿·邱吉尔任英国首相。一天,他要在英国广播公司向全国人民发表一个重要的广播讲话。
在演说开始前一小时,他在街上拦住一辆出租车,让司机送他到英国广播公司。但是,这位没有认出他的出租车司机说,这个时候他哪儿也去不了,因为他要赶回位于伦敦另一端的家中去听邱吉尔的广播讲话。
邱吉尔听了他的回答非常高兴,兴奋之余给了他一英镑,而那时的一英镑是很值钱的。
“好吧,上车,”司机高兴地说,并给邱吉尔打开车门,“我送你去,让邱吉尔和他的演说见鬼去吧。”