216　Who am I? 我是谁？

At a tea for officers and their wives, the commanding general of a base delivered a seemingly endless oration. A young lieutenant grumbled to the woman sitting beside him, “What a pompous and unbearable old windbag that slob is!” The woman turned to him, her face red with rage. “Excuse me, Lieutenant. Do you have any idea who I am?” “No, ma'am,” the man fumbled. “I am the wife of the man you just called an unbearable old windbag.” “Oh,” said the lieutenant. “And do you have any idea who I am?” “No,” said the general's wife. “Thank God,” said the lieutenant, getting up from his seat and disappearing into the crowd.
在一次军官和家属的茶话会上，基地的司令没完没了地发表着演说。一位年轻的中尉对坐在他旁边的女人嘟囔说：“这个老家伙啰嗦乏味、自以为是，真叫人不能容忍。”那个女人转过来，她的脸因生气而通红：“中尉，你知道我是谁吗？”小伙子说：“夫人，我不知道。”“我是那个你才说的啰嗦乏味、自以为是、叫人不能容忍的老家伙的太太。”中尉说：“哦，那你知道我是谁吗？”将军的夫人说：“不知道。”中尉说：“感谢上帝。”说完就从位置上站起来，消失在人群中。