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Jack-of-all-trades, Master of None
萬能博士——門門皆通，樣樣稀松
I like being a congressman because I am fond of helping people.
我喜歡做個議員，因為我喜歡幫助別人。
Many citizens think that it is an easy job, but in fact, it is very different.
許多公民認為當議員是份簡單的差事，實則不然，議員難做啊。
I get many calls from people who need things or want to complain about someone. Often, I do not have the answer.
我接到許多人打來的要東西或是抱怨人的電話，我常常是無言以對。
Last week, a constituent contacted me and asked me to help him construe an article contained within the constitution.
上星期，一位選民跟我聯系，讓我幫他解釋一下憲法中包含的某則條款。
I had to hire a lawyer as a consultant.
我只好請來一位律師做顧問。
After consulting the lawyer, I was able to give the constituent some constructive suggestions and to constrain him to follow the law.
向律師請教一番后，我方才為那位選民提供了一些建設性意見，并強制他依法辦事。
Consumers often call to complain about bad products or bad services.
消費者常常打電話，抱怨劣質產品或劣質服務。
I recall one instance where a man complained that a restaurant had contaminated his container of food.
我記得有一次一個男人投訴飯店弄臟了他的飯盒。
He was very angry and showed no constraint.
他火冒三丈，一點也不克制自己的脾氣。
Fortunately, he did not consume the bad food.
幸好他沒有吃那些臟食。
I asked him to contemplate who might have done it.
我讓他好好想想還有誰可能這么干。
At my request, he constructed a time line of the previous day's events.
在我的請求下，他編制出一份羅列前一天所有活動的時間表。
We concluded that, after he departed the restaurant, he had momentarily left his food container within the reach of some monkeys in his laboratory.
我們得出的結論是，他離開飯店后，曾有片刻時間將飯盒放在實驗室里一些猴子能夠得到的地方。
He conceded that the monkeys were probably responsible for the partial consumption of his food and the soiling of his food container.
他不情愿地承認也許是猴子偷吃了部分食物，還弄臟了他的飯盒。
Other voters call for emergency reasons.
其他一些選民則是為急事打來電話。
For example, one person called to report the outbreak of a contagious disease that constricts breathing.
例如，一個人打電話舉報一些突發的窒息性傳染病。
I had no idea what he was talking about.
我根本不明白他在講什么，
All I could do was to notify the local police and the World Health Organization.
只能通知當地警方還有世界衛生組織。
The position of congressman truly constitutes several different jobs.
議員的職務實則由幾個不同的工作構成！
