同事Mary另謀高就已有一段時間。一些平時與她聯絡的客戶向我問她的近況。

我就回答說：“She is at a better place now”客戶聽了後變得很愕然，還很悲哀地問："What? How sad! What happened to her?" 我看到他那樣子，明白我用錯了詞句，馬上解釋說："she found a new job。 She is working at a better place now。"

因為"She is at a better place。"的意思是："她已上了天堂" !