A Double Misunderstanding
once before the iranian revolution the then president of the united states jimmy carter visited iran he held a formal talk with the shah pahlevi as the shah had an excellent command of english no interpreters were needed for the occasion however the shah spoke english with an accent which led to a misunderstanding on a major question but interestingly enough carter being a southerner also had his accent and so the misundeerstanding turned into a double one this is how it all happened during their talk carter mentioned a certain african organization and asked the shah to give an overall appraisal of it the shah didnt have a very high opinion of the said organization as he found it beset with many internal problems so he used the word impotent to describe it the trouble was in pronouncing the word he put the stress on the second syllable and the word sounded like important to carter as it happened carter himself thought the organization was a very important one and he felt most pleased that their opinions should coincide yes i agree that the organization is indeed very important he repeated to the shah now in his southern accent the word important souded very much like the word impotent and the shah too felt most pleased that the president should agree with him now of all the people present on the occasion only the then us ambassador to iran mr sullivan realised that it was a double misunderstanding as he knew the presidents and the shahs different opinions on that african organization and he was also familiar with both mens peculiar accents naturally he didnt see it fit for him to put them wise on the matter so he kept his mouth shut he cast a glance around the room to see if anyone else was enjoying the room to see if anyone else was enjoying the joke with him and so the matter was allowed to pass
伊朗革命前时美国总统吉米・卡特访问伊朗时巴列维国王举行次正式会谈伊朗国王英语水相高卡特总统会谈需翻译巴列维国王讲英文时音发准导致双方重问题产生误会趣卡特总统英语带南方口音导致双重误会事情样：会谈中卡特总统提某非洲组织问题请巴列维国王作概括评价国王认组织软弱力表达时国王软弱力(impotent)词重音读错放第二音节结果卡特总统听起软弱力变成重(important)
总统心目中组织正重认双方问题法致总统高兴便重复句说组织确重碰巧卡特总统美国南方口音重复重词时听起软弱力词样国王双方观点致场时美国驻伊朗沙利文解间奥妙清楚两位领导该非洲组织真正观点时知道语言方面缺欠特点然样场合便说什扫场员眼否样解中奥妙事情样
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once before the iranian revolution the then president of the united states jimmy carter visited iran he held a formal talk with the shah pahlevi as the shah had an excellent command of english no interpreters were needed for the occasion however the shah spoke english with an accent which led to a misunderstanding on a major question but interestingly enough carter being a southerner also had his accent and so the misundeerstanding turned into a double one this is how it all happened during their talk carter mentioned a certain african organization and asked the shah to give an overall appraisal of it the shah didnt have a very high opinion of the said organization as he found it beset with many internal problems so he used the word impotent to describe it the trouble was in pronouncing the word he put the stress on the second syllable and the word sounded like important to carter as it happened carter himself thought the organization was a very important one and he felt most pleased that their opinions should coincide yes i agree that the organization is indeed very important he repeated to the shah now in his southern accent the word important souded very much like the word impotent and the shah too felt most pleased that the president should agree with him now of all the people present on the occasion only the then us ambassador to iran mr sullivan realised that it was a double misunderstanding as he knew the presidents and the shahs different opinions on that african organization and he was also familiar with both mens peculiar accents naturally he didnt see it fit for him to put them wise on the matter so he kept his mouth shut he cast a glance around the room to see if anyone else was enjoying the room to see if anyone else was enjoying the joke with him and so the matter was allowed to pass
伊朗革命前时美国总统吉米・卡特访问伊朗时巴列维国王举行次正式会谈伊朗国王英语水相高卡特总统会谈需翻译巴列维国王讲英文时音发准导致双方重问题产生误会趣卡特总统英语带南方口音导致双重误会事情样：会谈中卡特总统提某非洲组织问题请巴列维国王作概括评价国王认组织软弱力表达时国王软弱力(impotent)词重音读错放第二音节结果卡特总统听起软弱力变成重(important)
总统心目中组织正重认双方问题法致总统高兴便重复句说组织确重碰巧卡特总统美国南方口音重复重词时听起软弱力词样国王双方观点致场时美国驻伊朗沙利文解间奥妙清楚两位领导该非洲组织真正观点时知道语言方面缺欠特点然样场合便说什扫场员眼否样解中奥妙事情样
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