英国首相布莱尔夫人切丽26日语出惊人,称小时候她的愿望是长大后要成为英国史上第一位女首相,戏言被撒切尔抢先一步。她说,虽然未能出任首位女首相,但因缘际会还是成功进驻唐宁街10号首相府。 / Y1 ?* W. J/ X : V( w2 G9 ?( Z 据“中央社”报道,切丽参加儿童慈善团体“儿童学会”一项名为“当我长大─儿童梦想描绘展”名人谈幼时愿望展览活动,自己爆料表示,“我记得我14岁时,告诉我的朋友,我长大后要成为英国第一位女首相”。本身是人权律师的切丽说,撒切尔夫人打败她成为英国第一位女首相,“但令人惊讶的巧合是,我最终仍住进了唐宁街”。 & w1 _; S$ C: B. t9 S: Q4 w; [/ Q
1 v+ [; }1 z6 {" I5 f9 N; c 有人建议她可以仿效美国前第一夫人希拉里,等今年布莱尔卸任后,转战政坛。但切丽对此不置可否。她近日正在为推动儿童法律权利进行不懈努力。 5 Z U5 ~' N+ L/ u" `% C$ ~6 S1 U/ s, [! t5 E
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Cherie: I wanted to be Prime Minister when I grew up * ^* n+ q: }- x" C6 S% \8 z3 b% @) T' R; ~ y' r" X
Cherie Blair has revealed a surprising childhood ambition...to become Prime Minister of Britain. $ Z" R. z" J: f/ E7 P: l* ^ 0 U4 E$ L. S0 s# _Mrs Blair made her astonishing admission alongside a host of stars asked to reveal what they had wanted to be when they grew up, for a children's charity project.6 d6 F/ X1 b2 O1 t, k: ^$ l
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Photographed in the central lobby of the House of Commons she confided: "When I was 14, I remember telling friends that I wanted to be our first female Prime Minister. : Q7 G$ |. O, P4 N0 F( J" F' s 7 ?; Z" v1 \/ q; d# ?6 c"Mrs Thatcher beat me to it but, by an amazing coincidence, I did find myself in Downing Street after all..." 4 M: P5 q8 P8 {) v3 j 8 `* n) P+ w/ }2 l" nPerhaps the self-styled First Lady of Britain could follow the example of bosom pal Senator Hilary Clinton, who is striving to follow her husband into the White House.& h [5 y* }7 K9 r% I6 c$ S
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Mrs Blair was just one of a group of celebrities snapped posing in the jobs they hoped to have when they grew up.