An honorable entry
   The acclaimed academic, Dr. Sir Walter T.J. Fitzbody, accompanied the equally accessible expert of aboriginal history, Dr. Mugambe H. C. Carriky, slowly to the platform to accept his National Science Foundation Award. Both were noted for their absenteeism, rarely seen in public and still marveled at for their abnormal usage of double abbreviations in their names. That it was Dr. Carriky, the former pupil of Dr. Fitzbody who was receiving this life-time award before his mentor was only minor. Dr. Fitzbody knew that academia was not always fair and, having always been rather accommodating for his favorite student anyhow, was taking the event as an honor to his work as well.

    When Dr. Carriky accidentally tripped over the toe of a person with his leg extended too far into the aisle, the gasps of the crowd conveniently covered the abusive words that came
out of Dr. Carriky's mouth. The man did not take the abuse kindly, however, and abandoning all respect, began to rise to respond to the guest of honor. Dr. Fitzbody, sensing trouble, quickly accelerated towards the stage. It did not matter that an accessory of his robe was lost to the floor as they escaped. The rest of the audience, sensing a need for accommodation, politely gave clear access so that no further mishaps would occur.

    Having accomplished their entry, Dr. Fitzbody began his introduction of Dr. Carriky. He gently smiled and said a joke that related the fall to a historical abstraction. The crowd laughed in relief and breathed easily as they knew that honor and dignity had been restored.

                             體面的入場

    廣受贊譽的學者沃爾特.T.J.費茨博迪博士陪同同樣平易近人的土著歷史研究專家穆甘貝．H.C.克里奇博士緩緩走向領獎臺領取國家科學基金獎。這倆人都以離群索居、很少在公共場合拋頭露面出名，他倆姓名當中非常規地使用了兩個縮寫更使人感到不可思議。克里奇博士是費茨博迪博士的前學生，他在導師之前獲得這項終生獎項并沒有什么不妥，因為費茨博迪博士知道學術界并不總是公平，加上他平時總愛在得意門生面前行個方便，他把這件事也看成了對他的工作的肯定。
    克里奇博士不小心踩到了一個把腿伸到走廊的人的腳趾，人群的驚呼聲剛好掩蓋了克
里奇博士脫口而出的辱罵性語言。可那個男人對這句辱罵卻不依不饒，他丟掉一切敬意，站起來準備回敬這位嘉賓。費茨博迪博士感覺到可能會有麻煩，便趕緊加速向講臺走去。脫身的時候他長袍上的一個附件掉在了地上，但這也沒什么要緊。其他觀眾感覺有必要調解這場糾紛，于是很有禮貌地讓開一條通道以防再發生什么不愉快的事情。
    入場儀式完成之后，費茨博迪博士開始介紹克里奇博士。他溫和地笑了笑并講了個笑
話，把剛才的跌倒與一種歷史上的抽象藝術扯上了關系。人們如釋重負地笑起來，松了一口氣，因為他們明白兩位學者找回了榮譽和尊嚴。

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