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I WAS IN A RESTAURANT having lunch when I noticed four men dressed in camouflage uniforms seated nearby.
我在一家餐館吃午飯的時候，旁邊四名身著迷彩服的男子吸引了我的注意。
I'm proud of the men and women who serve our country,
我為那些服務國家的人驕傲，
so I walked over to the group and said,
于是，我走到他們當中說道，
"I just want to thank you for your service, and it would be an honor to buy your lunch."
“我只是想感謝你們的服務，能請你們吃午飯是我的榮幸。”
One man put down his fork, looked up, and said, "We appreciate that, ma'am; thank you.
其中一名男子放下叉子，抬起頭，說：“我們對此深表感激，謝謝你！
But we're not in the military. We're on a hunting trip."
但我們不是軍人，我們在狩獵旅行。”
MY FAMILY went to a minor-league baseball game while I was stationed at the Marine base in Quantico, Virginia.
我在弗吉尼亞州匡蒂科的海軍陸戰(zhàn)隊基地的時候，我的家人去看了一場小型棒球聯(lián)賽。
My mother decided it would be a great idea to mail me a baseball cap signed by the team.
媽媽覺得給我寄一頂球隊簽名的棒球帽的主意不錯。
"It's for my daughter who couldn't come," she explained to the players.
“這是給我女兒的，她不能來，”媽媽向球員們解釋說。
"She's in Guantánamo."
“她在關(guān)塔納摩。”
