George Will, a conservative columnist, notes that Disraeli's gibe about Gladstone might well apply to Mr Obama-he is "inebriated with the exuberance of his own verbosity".
保守派专栏作家乔治·威尔更是写到,当年英国首相迪斯雷利对其前任格拉德斯通的评价用在奥巴马身上再合适不过了,“陶醉于自己的‘裹脚布’中不能自拔。”
"You and the cat are both my favourites. But you two never get along. Why is that?" Mr. Gladstone asked his dog.
“你和肥猫都是我的最爱,可我就不明白了,为啥你俩总也处不来呢?”格莱斯顿先生问他的狗狗说。
"The goose and the duck are always good friends." said Mr. Gladstone to his wife.
“鹅子和鸭子从来都是好朋友。”格莱斯顿先生对他的太太说。
"What keeps you so busy, my friend?" Mr. Gladstone asked a bee.
“我的朋友,是什么让你这般忙碌?”格莱斯顿先生问一只蜜蜂。
"I simply have no idea why the girls don't dress themselves warmly on such chilly winter days." said Mr. Gladstone to his wife.
“这么冷的天,我真是搞不懂,那些女孩子为什么不穿得暖和一些。”格莱斯顿先生对他的太太说。
"How do you know?" Mr. Gladstone was curious.
“你怎么知道?”格莱斯顿先生好奇地问。
"Honey, it seems that we need to cut back on our shopping. Food prices are soaring." said Mr. Gladstone to his wife, tentatively.
“物价一路飙升,看起来咱得缩减购物开支了,亲爱的。”格莱斯顿先生试探着对他的太太说。
"Don't you know, my friend, he's rolling in his dad's money? A fool and his money are soon popular." replied Mr. Gladstone with a smile.
“我的朋友,你还不知道啊?人家有个富爸爸。呆瓜富贵最吃香啦。”格莱斯顿先生笑着回答说。
"Don't you know, my friend, he's rolling in his dad's money? A fool and his money are soon popular." replied Mr. Gladstone with a smile.
“我的朋友,你还不知道啊?人家有个富爸爸。呆瓜富贵最吃香啦。”格莱斯顿先生笑着回答说。
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