<正>The Speaker An after-dinner speaker was talking on and on and on,boring everyone to tears.One of the guests,fighting to keep his drooping eyelids open,turned to the lady on his right and said,"Can something be done to shut him up?""If there is I’d like to know,"said the lady,"I’m his wife and I’ve been trying to shut him up for twenty years."讲演者一位晚餐后的讲演者说个没完没了,以至每个人都烦得哈欠连天。有一位客人使劲睁开他沉重的眼