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I had arranged for Crumpleton, who was the Australian Prime Minister, to speak at the meeting tonight, but he's ill.
我今晚本来安排的是克兰姆坡顿讲话，他是澳大利亚的总理，可他病了。
I've got to speak for forty minutes, and I don't know what to say.
这样我就要讲四十分钟，但不知道讲些什么。
Listen, Mr-you haven't told me your name-Twisdon, you say?
听我说，先生……您还没告诉我您叫什么呢……叫特维斯顿，对吧？
Well, Mr. Twisdon, can you talk about Australia for a few minutes? '
好了，特维斯顿先生，您能不能用几分钟讲讲澳大利亚？"
It seemed strange to ask a man you had met in a car crash to speak at an election meeting, but I needed his help.
车祸中你碰到个人，就拉他在选举会上讲话，真是不可思议，可我要他帮忙啊。
'All right, 'I said. 'I'm not a good speaker, but I'll speak for a bit. '
"好吧，"我说。"我讲不好，不过可以讲一会儿。"
He was delighted. We got in his car, and on the way to the meeting he told me about his life.
他很高兴。我们坐进汽车，去开会的路上他把他的情况讲给我听。
His name was Sir Harry Andrews and his uncle was in the government and had suggested politics as a job.
他叫哈里·安德鲁爵士，他叔叔在政府工作，劝他也从政。
He knew nothing about politics, but he was a friendly young man and I was glad to help him.
而他对政治一窍不通，但他年轻，为人和善，我很愿意帮助他。
