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摘要

The lorry drivers on the front line had long been naming their trucks. According to our man on the front, this harmless practice "helps to give a lorry a personality and endear it to its drivers, increasing their pride in its appearance, condition and performance". It also had a useful purpose, in that it made it easier to identify a particular vehicle. "For example, a member of the Horse Transport ASC, unfamiliar with the outline of various makes, finds it easier to identify and remember for future occasions 'Saucy Sally' or Tess' than, say, 'the third big Daimler'," he explained.