布什是否是高？

在星期五為某人一樣易於失態像美國喬治・ W布什總統，他是以罕見的形式，混淆Apec與石油輸出國組織和變換澳大利亞軍隊成奧地利人。 布什總統的舌頭起動幾乎滑倒，當他在悉尼開始談在企業論壇在一個亞太經濟合作(Apec)山頂的前夕。

「總理先生，謝謝您的介紹」，他告訴了總理約翰・霍華德。 「謝謝是這樣一個美好的主人為石油輸出國組織山頂」。

As the audience of several hundred people erupted in laughter , Mr Bush corrected himself and joked, “He invited me to the Opec summit next year.”Australia has never been a member of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries. Later in his speech, Mr Bush recounted how Mr Howard had gone to visit “Austrian troops” last year in Iraq. There are, in fact, no Austrian troops there. But Australia has about 1,500 military personnel in and around the country.

Upon finishing his speech, the US president took the wrong way off-stage and, looking perplexed, had to be re-directed by Mr Howard to a centre-stage exit. But not before a veteran White House correspondent seized the opportunity to ask Mr Bush whether there had been any new message in his speech. Apparently misunderstanding the question, he bristled and asked, “Haven’t you been listening to my past speeches?” before turning away.

Mr Bush is no stranger to the occasional faux pas, and often jokes about his habit of mangling the English language. One of his gaffes came in May when, at a welcoming ceremony for Queen Elizabeth II, he nearly placed her in the 18th century.

REUTERS

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