George W.Bush，in an airport lobby，noticed a man in a long flowing white robe with a long flowing white beard and flowing white hair.The man had a staff in one hand and some stone tablets under the other arm.George W.approached the man and inquired，
“Aren't you Moses？”
The man ignored George W.and stared at the ceiling.George W.positioned himself more directly in the man's view and asked again，
“Aren't you Moses？”The man continued to peruse the ceiling.George W.tugged at the man's sleeve and asked once again，“Aren't you Moses？”
The man finally responded in an irritated voice，
“YES，I AM！”
George W.asked him why he was so uppity and had taken so long to answer him.The man replied，
“The last time I spoke to a Bush I ended up stuck in a desert for forty years！”
乔治·布什在机场大厅中看到一个身着白色长袍的人，他长长的头发和胡须也是花白的，一只手中拿着权杖，另一只胳膊下则夹着几个石匾。布什凑过去问道：“你是摩西吧？”
那人不理他，盯着天花板看。布什凑得更近了，又问道：
“你是摩西吧？”
那人继续凝望着天花板。布什拖了拖他的袖子，再次问道：“你是摩西吧？”
那人终于不耐烦了：“是的！我是摩西！”
布什问他为什么如此骄横，过这么久才回答他的问题。摩西答道：“上一次我和一个叫布什的说话，因此我在沙漠中被困了40年！”
1.lobby
n.公寓、旅馆、剧院等公共建筑物的）门厅，门廊，前厅，穿堂，休息室
vi.（1）（在议院走廊）对议员进行游说以影响其投票：
例句：He lobbied on behalf of businessmen.
他为商人们游说。
（2）进行游说：
例句：They are lobbying for their own proposals.
他们在为自己的提议进行游说。
vt.（1）通过活动影响（议员），对（议员）进行游说：
例句：John is lobbying some members of the legislature.
约翰在对一些立法委员们进行游说。
（2）采取游说手段施加影响使（议案等）得以通过（常与through连用）：
例句：The ecologists successfully lobbied the bill through.
生态学家们进行游说成功地使该法案得以通过。
2.robe n.长袍
3.beard n.胡须，髯
4.staff n.权杖，棍
5.tablet n.薄板，平板，碑
6.position v.确定……的位置，安放，安置
E.g.She positioned herself just by the window so she could see what was going on outside.
她在紧靠窗户的地方找了个位置，以便能看见外面的情况。
7.peruse v.细读，阅读
E.g.After breakfast he perused the newspapers.早饭后，他读了各种报纸。
8.tug v.拖，拽The boy tugged at his mother's hand.男孩用力拉着妈妈的手。
9.sleeve n.衣袖
10.respond v.回答
11.irritated adj.恼怒的 来源于动词irritate（激怒，使发怒）
12.uppity adj.自负的，傲慢的，不易控制的
1.stare at 盯着看E.g.He stared at the word trying to remember what it meant.他盯着这个单词，努力想起它的意思。
2.end up……以……结束E.g.The thief ended up caught by the police.小偷最终被警察抓住了。
