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有时候，尊严就像泡沫，随时可能破灭。去年来到中国后，我经历了几件很丢面子的事情。英国人给我这种倒霉不断的人起了个名字 —— “沃利”（Wally是一个常见的英文名字，有“废物，笨蛋”的意思）。 By DAVID BOGLE Sometimes dignity feels like bubble waiting to be burst. 有时候，尊严就像泡沫，随时可能破灭。 We Brits like that sort of thing - we love to see pompous characters having their treasured dignity destroyed. 我们英国人对此喜闻乐见——我们喜欢看到那些自视清高的人的宝贵尊严被摧毁。 My dad wasn't pompous. He was a kind, polite man but, like many of his generation, he was quite formal and well-mannered. He wore a tie even when he was digging the garden. His dignity was important to him. 我的父亲身上没有一丝傲气，他是一个善良而有礼貌的绅士。和那一代的许多人一样，他总是不苟言笑、彬彬有礼。即便是在花园锄地，他也总是系着领带。对他而言，尊严无比重要。 So when one of my mum's friends called to visit as he was watching TV, he knew it was his duty to stand up as a lady entered the room. Unfortunately, as he did so his trousers fell down around his ankles. 有一次，我妈妈的一位朋友打电话说要来拜访。她走进屋子时，我父亲正在看电视。他总是认为，当有女士到来时，自己应该站起来以示尊重。不幸的是，就在他起身的那一刻，他的裤子掉到脚踝附近。 | 
