我的最大优点 或许是我总是早到
<p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="sitting">sitting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Heathrow">Heathrow</span> <span word="Terminal">Terminal</span> 2 <span word="last">last</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>, <span word="having">having</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="flight">flight</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Dublin">Dublin</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="installed">installed</span> <span word="myself">myself</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Eat">Eat</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="enjoying">enjoying</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bowl">bowl</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="porridge">porridge</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="emails">emails</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="link">link</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="ad">ad</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Clinton">Clinton</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span>.</p><p>上个月，我坐在希思罗机场(<span word="Heathrow">Heathrow</span>) 2号航站楼，早到了两小时，准备搭乘短途航班到都柏林。我走进<span word="Eat">Eat</span>餐厅，点了一碗粥，顺便收发邮件，这时我看到有一个链接指向希拉里竞选活动的最新广告。</p><p><span word="Normally">Normally</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="ignored">ignored</span> <span word="it">it</span>: <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="ugly">ugly</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="rational">rational</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pretend">pretend</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="isn">isn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="happening">happening</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="kill">kill</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="clicked">clicked</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="link">link</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="handsome">handsome</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="alert">alert</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="amused">amused</span>, <span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="camera">camera</span>. “<span word="My">My</span> <span word="greatest">greatest</span> <span word="strength">strength</span>? <span word="Probably">Probably</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="early">early</span>.”</p><p>我通常不会去理睬这种东西：今年的美国大选变得非常丑陋，唯一理性的回应是假装它没发生。但由于我在消磨时间，我点开了那个链接，出现的是巴拉克.奥巴马(<span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span>)那张英俊的脸，机智且有趣，他对着镜头说：“我的最大优点？或许是我总是早到。”</p>
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