As a government function in the 1920s，a young lady approaching President Coolidge，said gushingly，“Oh，Mr President，I have made a wager with a friend of mine that I could persuade you to say more than two words to me.Could you？”
And Coolidge，without expression，said，“You lose.”
20世纪20年代，一位当时在政府工作的女子激动地对凯尔文·柯立芝说：“总统先生，我和朋友打了一个赌，赌我能说服你，让你对我讲话超过两个字，可以吗？”
柯立芝面无表情地说，“你败。”
1.function n.功能，作用，此处指工作人员
2.approach v.接近，靠近，逼近
E.g.Summer is approaching.夏天要到来了。
3.gushingly adv.过份热情地，夸张地表现感情的
4.persuade v.劝说，说服
E.g.He persuaded her to go to school，even though she did not want to.
即使她不想去上学，他还是说服她去。
5.expression n.表情
Make a wager with 与……打赌