One day a couple of weeks ago, I sat for a while staring moodily at a plaque that had entered my life largely as a result of some company's zest for promotion.

几个星期之前，我坐在那里，呆呆地盯着一块奖饰，它闯入我的生活，大体上是某个公司狂热的促销宣传的结果。