When I was in boot camp, the troops were instructed to put our belongings in our footlockers, write our last names and first initials on the containers and report back for inspection. A few minutes later, the commanding officer, after having seen my locker emblazoned with Locke R, furiously bellowed, “Okay, who's the wise guy?” I said, “But my last name is Locke and my first initial is R.”
當(dāng)我在新兵訓(xùn)練營的時候,部隊接到命令,把我們所有的私人物品都放進自己的鎖柜,在鎖柜上寫上自己的姓氏加上名字的縮寫,然后回來報到,接受檢查。幾分鐘以后,司令長官看見我的鎖柜上寫的Locke R(連在一起就是鎖柜的意思),狂怒地吼叫:“好哇,這個聰明鬼在哪里?”我說:“不過,我姓Locke,名字的縮寫是R?!?