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1922年春天,密西西比大学的大学生们对校园里的邮局非常不满。问题出在那位邮政局长比尔的身上。比尔打一开头就不喜欢干这个工作。还在念中学的时候,他就中途退学当个“流生”。后来,报名参加美国陆军,检查中又不合格。尽管他设法进了密西西比大学,却又没能把一年级读完。当他二十四岁时,又回到密西西比大学。经过市政服务考试和朋友的帮助,当了校园里的邮政局长。邮局只有两个人:一个负责在火车站与学校邮局间运送邮件;剩下的事就是把来信分类并捎带着卖邮票,这就是比尔的工作。即使是这么点事,对比尔来说还是太多了。他常把门关起来,说是在分邮件。人们还常看到他坐在柜台后,读着寄给别人的杂志。他平时懒得说话,而且时常独自在校园里踱来踱去,
In the spring of 1922, University of Mississippi students were very upset about the post office on campus. The problem lies with the postmaster Bill. Bill did not like to do the job right from the start. When he was still in high school, he dropped out of school as a “student”. Later, enrolled in the United States Army, inspection failed. Although he managed to enter the University of Mississippi, he failed to finish the first grade. When he was twenty-four, he returned to the University of Mississippi. After the municipal service exam and the help of friends, when the postmaster on campus. There are only two people at the post office: one is responsible for shipping mail between the train station and the school’s post office; the remaining thing is sorting out the incoming mail and selling stamps, which is Bill’s job. Even if it is such a thing, it is still too much for Bill. He often closed the door, saying it was sub-mail. People often see him sitting behind the counter, reading magazines sent to others. He usually too lazy to speak, and often alone in the school paced up and down,