視力訓(xùn)練
The squad(班,小隊(duì)) were having "visual training". One smart recruit(新兵,招募) was asked by the officer to count how many men composed a digging party in a distant field. The party was so faraway(遙遠(yuǎn)的,恍惚的) that the men appeared as mere dots, but unhesitatingly(迅速地) the recruit replied:
班里正在進(jìn)行“視力訓(xùn)練”。一個(gè)聰明伶俐的新兵被班長(zhǎng)叫出來數(shù)遠(yuǎn)處曠野上采掘隊(duì)的人數(shù)。采掘隊(duì)在很遠(yuǎn)的地方,那些人看起來只是一些小點(diǎn)兒。但是這個(gè)新兵毫不猶豫地回答。
"Sixteen men and a sergeant(中士,軍士) , sir."
“十六個(gè)兵外加一個(gè)中士,長(zhǎng)官。”
"Right, but how do you know there's a sergeant there?"
“正確,可是你怎么知道那兒有一個(gè)中士?”
"He's not doing any digging, sir."
“他不干活,長(zhǎng)官。”