Reservists like myself always had a hard time parking on base, as most spaces were set aside for the brass. My wife never had this problem. I finally found out why after she drove me to the PX and parked in a space marked “Reserved.” “See?” she said. “Just look at all the spaces they've set aside for you Reserves.”
像我這樣的預(yù)備役軍官是很難在基地里找到停車位的,因?yàn)榇蠖鄶?shù)停車位都指定給高級(jí)軍官了。我太太卻沒有這個(gè)問題。最后我發(fā)現(xiàn)了原因。她送我到軍人商店,把車停在有Reserved字樣的停車位上。她說:“你瞧,給你們預(yù)備役軍官留了那么多停車位。”(reserve保留,預(yù)備役)