Promotion¹

Our son, Chris, is a premed student at Georgia Southern University in Statesboro. He is fortunate to have a job in the research lab, where they are studying Lyme disease². Recently he called home and told us that he had received a promotion. "Great!" I said. "You can always use more money."

There was a slight pause before Chris responded, "Well, I didn't exactly get more money. But they did give me more keys."

提升

我们的儿子克里斯是位于斯泰兹波罗的南佐治亚医科大学的预科生。他很幸运地在研究淋巴疾病的科研室找到了一份工作。最近，他给家里打电话，告诉我们他得到了提升。“太好了，”我说！“你可以多花一些钱了。”

克里斯停顿了一会儿，才回答说：“嗯，准确地说我倒没有多拿钱。但是他们确实多给了我几把钥匙。”