Mr Trillin makes fun of the arrival in the Port of Galveston, Texas, in 1908, from somewhere "near Kiev", of his father and his Uncle Benny.

他取笑他的父亲和叔叔本尼从基辅附近的某个地方在1908年到达德克萨斯州加尔维斯顿。

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The thought is rather appalling, but Mr Trillin makes it work for him: “You can say what you want to about my Uncle Benny, but he never made his living as a money lender.”

这种想法非常令人震惊。 但是特里林成功的为他开脱：你可以随便我评论我叔叔本尼，但是他从未以放贷人为生。

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Within hours of Mr Benny speaking to BBC Scotland, that particular hole had been repaired, but he said there are plenty of others.

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This is Mr. Obama's version of Jack Benny's old "your money or your life" routine, except without the punch line.

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And Benny Begin, also once a minister under Mr Netanyahu, has proclaimed a new party of the right, loyal to the Likud's now-compromised belief in Greater Israel, with himself as its leader and candidate for prime minister.

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