At a convention in Washington, D. C.，I met a man who was visiting from a rural community. One night, he got into a taxicab and saw the name Allah on the dashboard.Unaccustomed to the cultural diversity of the city，he asked the driver，“Is that your name?" Shocked, the driver responded，”No. That is the god I worship!"

在华盛顿特区参加会议时，我遇到了一位从农村来的参观者.有一天，他坐上了出租汽车，看见在车盖上写着一个名字—阿拉。由于不熟悉城乡间的文化差异，他问司机，

“这是你的名字吗?"司机感到很吃惊，回答说:“不，这是我所崇拜的神。”

Embarrassed，the visitor was determined¹ not to make the same mistake again. The next time he got into a cab，he noticed a crown on the dashboard，and he asked the driver，"Is that a religious symbol?"

这件事使得那位参观者感到很尴尬，他打定主意，绝不再犯类似的错误。当他又一次乘坐出租车时，他注意到汽车仪表装置台上有个皇冠图样的东西，他便问司机，“那是个宗

教的象征吗?”

"No,"the driver responded. "It's an air freshener."

“不是，”司机说:“那是空气调节器。”