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Jerry是我工作的老美同事，他经常骄傲地和我聊起他的military career。Jerry曾经在60年代驻军东南亚。我曾经问过他：“Did you ever go to the battle field?”他说：“No, I was in the Navy and stationed on a ship.”我又问：“What was you duty?”Jerry 说：“Most of it was more technical, like fixing things here and there and cleaning things up.”最近我们公司招了一个白人老太太，做财务。Jerry就不怀好意地想尽办法和人家套近乎。一次，我们三个一起吃中午饭时，聊起了退休计划。Jerry借机会又开始吹嘘他的military career。冲着白人老太说：“Since I served in the military, I’ll get extra benefit for my retirement.”我心想：“想以此为诱饵勾引可怜的老太太上钩，看我不拔刀相助！”因为平时跟Jerry很熟，开个玩笑他也不会生气。于是我马上冲着白人老太说到：“Yes, Jerry once proudly told me that he was on a ship but his duty was to clean things up, like mopping the deck. I don’t think that’s a career of military. It’s sanitary!” |
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