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[消防警察] 法學知識與英文
第 46 題
📖 題組：
On May 8, 1945, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill announced the end of the Second World War. He concluded his radio address with “Nothing should prevent us from celebrating Victory Day in Europe today and tomorrow!” But before Churchill responded to his own call to celebrate the victory, he turned to his cook, Georgina Landemare, and said “Without you I would not have survived the war.” This was meant in deadly earnest, for eating well was essential to the stability and well-being of the statesman. It was Churchill’s belief that one should offer the body something good, so that the soul may desire to dwell in it. ... The prime minister often invited people to dinner parties at his home. He used dining as an art to display his conversational talents and to engage in political debate, to confer with friends and to win over rivals. During the WWII, he used dining to exert his conversational skills to persuade his allies, Franklin Roosevelt and Joseph Stalin, to fight the war. Churchill used dining and the dinner table to do what could not always be done at the conference table.
On May 8, 1945, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill announced the end of the Second World War. He concluded his radio address with “Nothing should prevent us from celebrating Victory Day in Europe today and tomorrow!” But before Churchill responded to his own call to celebrate the victory, he turned to his cook, Georgina Landemare, and said “Without you I would not have survived the war.” This was meant in deadly earnest, for eating well was essential to the stability and well-being of the statesman. It was Churchill’s belief that one should offer the body something good, so that the soul may desire to dwell in it. ... The prime minister often invited people to dinner parties at his home. He used dining as an art to display his conversational talents and to engage in political debate, to confer with friends and to win over rivals. During the WWII, he used dining to exert his conversational skills to persuade his allies, Franklin Roosevelt and Joseph Stalin, to fight the war. Churchill used dining and the dinner table to do what could not always be done at the conference table.
How did Landemare help Churchill to survive the war?
- A She knew where to get food supplies during the war.
- B She knew his tastes and prepared the dishes he liked.
- C She took care of his health by preparing healthy meals.
- D She showed him the true meaning of bravery and hope.
思路引導 VIP
在文章中，丘吉爾將「用餐」視為一種能達成談判桌上做不到的事情的「藝術」。若一位領導人對廚師說：「沒有妳，我無法撐過這場戰爭」，且文中提到他認為「吃得好」能讓靈魂安定，那麼這位廚師在準備餐點時，除了填飽肚子，最主要是滿足了領導人哪方面的需求？
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AI 詳解
AI 專屬家教
恭喜你精準地捕捉到了文章的細節！你能從溫斯頓·丘吉爾（Winston Churchill）對廚師格奧爾吉娜（Georgina Landemare）那句充滿感激的致謝中，洞察到兩者之間超越一般雇傭關係的默契，這顯示你具備相當敏銳的閱讀理解與邏輯推理能力。
飲食作為精神與政治的基石
這道題目的核心在於理解丘吉爾對「飲食」的特殊定義。文中明確提到，對於這位政治家而言，「吃得好」是維持心理穩定與福祉（well-being）的關鍵，他甚至抱持著「滋養身體，靈魂才願意居於其中」的信念。選項 (B) 「她了解他的口味並準備他喜歡的菜餚」 正好呼應了文中將「用餐」視為一種藝術，並用以展示對話才華與贏得對手的描述。廚師格奧爾吉娜不僅是提供能量，更是透過精確掌握丘吉爾的品味，支持了他在二戰期間高壓的政治與外交活動。
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