Once I saw a great man twice. First at dinner, two tables away from us. He 1at everyone, appearing very friendly, until the food was 2 . Then he frowned (皱眉) at the 3, and his face turned from pink to red. The cook was called, and with much 4 Churchill pointed to the food and waved his hands in the air. It was 5 that he was showing how the meal should have been prepared.
Late one night, I 6 him again. He was drunk. Two men were 7 him as he moved unsteadily (跌跌撞撞地) towards his room. It seemed that Churchill8 wanted to go in the opposite direction, but the men guided him to his door.
This was not the way I had expected a 9 to act. At breakfast, I told my father what I 10. Churchill was impolite; he was not 11 .
"And you don't 12 him any more?" My father took a deep breath. "More than 50 years ago, this man escaped from prison and returned to England, although there was a(n) 13 for catching him. He is one of the greatest speakers in history and has 14 some of the greatest works since Shakespeare. And you are 15 because he was publicly particular (挑剔的) about his food and 16too much. Do you know what Lincoln 17 when people said unhappily that Grant, the commander of the Union forces, was a drunk?"
"No."
"He said, ‘I'll send him a case of whisky if it will help him win the 18 . '"
My father was silent for a moment, 19 me to think. Then he said quietly, "You are becoming a man. You should know that no one is 20 . Certainly not heroes. "
