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幽默的人永远年轻。在当今世界上,少数几个堪称“伟大”的政治家之一的南非前总统曼德拉,就是活生生的明证。在南部非洲发展共同体首脑会议上,曼德拉出席并领取了“卡马勋章”。在接受勋章的时候,主持人为老人搬来一把椅子,请老人坐下演讲。曼德拉在感谢过主持人之后说:“我今年82岁,站着讲话不会双手颤抖,等到我百岁讲话时你再给我把椅子搬回来。”会场上一阵朗朗的笑声。在笑声过后,曼德拉开始正式发言,讲到一半,他把讲稿的页次弄乱了,不得不翻来翻去。这本来是一件有些尴尬的事情,但他却不以为然,一边翻一边脱口而出:“我把讲稿的次序弄乱了,你们要原谅一个老人。不过,我知道在座的一位总统,在一次发言中也把讲稿页次弄乱了,而他却不知道,照样往下念。”这时,整个会场哄堂大笑。结束讲话前,曼德拉又说:“感
Humorous people are always young. In today’s world, it is a vivid evidence that one of the few former South African presidents, Mandela, who is one of the ”great“ politicians. At the SADC summit, Mandela attended and received the ”Kama Medal.“ When accepting the medal, the host moved a chair for the elderly and asked the old man to sit down for a speech. Mandela thanked the host after he said: ”I am 82 years old, standing speech will not trembled hands, until I am 100 years old, you give me the chair to move back. “ A roar of laughter at the venue . After a laugh, Mandela started to speak formally. Halfway through, he disrupted the pages of the script and had to turn over. This would have been a somewhat awkward affair, but he displeased and blurted out: ”I messed up the order of the speeches, and you forgive an old man, but I know one of the presidents present is speaking in a speech He also disorganized the page, but he did not know it and read it down. “” At this moment, the entire venue laughed. Before concluding his speech, Mandela added: "Feeling