由于柯立芝总统沉默寡言,许多人便总是以能和他多说话为荣。在一次宴会上,坐在柯立芝身旁的一位夫人千方百计地想使柯立芝和她多聊聊。她说：“柯立芝先生,我和别人打了个赌：我一定能从你口中引出三个以上的字眼来。”“你输了!”柯立芝说道。还有一次,一位社交界的知名女士与总统挨肩而坐,她滔滔不 Because of President Coolidge's quietness, many people are always proud to speak to him. At a party, a lady sitting next to Coolidge did her best to make Coolidge talk to her more than once. She said: “Mr. Coolidge, I bet with others: I will certainly get more than three words from your mouth.” “You've lost!” Coolidge said. Another time, a well-known woman in the social world sat down with the president,