我年轻时曾在外交人员服务局工作。有一次陪局长会见瑞士驻华大使。大使的翻译是一位50来岁的北京人。会谈中我发现他向大使传话时总把服务局称作they,而把使馆称作us。比如:“They promise to look into this matter.”(他们答应研究解决此问题);“They’ll confirm it in a letter.”(他们将来信确定)我一下子就感觉到他是以使馆为己方,以服务局为外 When I was young, I worked in the diplomatic service bureau. On one occasion, he accompanied the director to meet with the Swiss ambassador to China. The ambassador’s translator is a 50-year-old Beijinger. During the talks, I discovered that he always referred to the service bureau as “they” and “em” the embassy as us. Such as: “The promise to look into this matter.” (they promised to study to solve this problem); “They’ll confirm it in a letter.” (they will believe in the future) I suddenly felt he was Take the embassy as your own and serve outside the service bureau