tā / nián / qīng / shí / céng / dān / rèn / hǎi / jūn / zhōng / xiào / hòu / lái / zhuǎn / rù / zhèng / fǔ / bù / mén / gōng / zuò他年轻时曾担任海军中校,后来转入政府部门工作。He served as a naval commander when he was young and later joined the government.