My father, brother and I visited West Point to see a football game between Army and Boston College. Taking a stroll1 before kickoff2, we met many cadets3 in neatly pressed uniforms.
Several visiting fans asked the recruits4 if they would pose for photographs, "to show our son what to expect if he should attend West Point."
One middle-aged couple approached5 a very attractive female cadet and asked her to pose for a picture. They explained, "We want to show our son what he missed by not coming to West Point."
Notes:
1. stroll 遛達(dá),漫步
2. kickoff 開(kāi)球
3. cadet 學(xué)員
4. recruit 新兵
5. approach 接近
父親、哥哥和我到西點(diǎn)軍校去觀看一場(chǎng)陸軍與波士頓大學(xué)之間的橄欖球賽。開(kāi)始之前,我們到處轉(zhuǎn)了轉(zhuǎn),碰到許多穿著整齊制服的學(xué)員。
幾名游客問(wèn)新兵是否愿意擺出軍姿來(lái)讓他們拍照?!昂米屛覀兊膬鹤又?,如果他到西點(diǎn)軍校來(lái)學(xué)習(xí)會(huì)得到什么?!?
一對(duì)中年夫婦走近一名非常漂亮的女學(xué)員,問(wèn)她是否愿意擺個(gè)姿勢(shì)照相。他們解釋說(shuō):“我們想讓兒子知道他沒(méi)來(lái)西點(diǎn)軍校錯(cuò)過(guò)了什么?!?
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西點(diǎn)軍校的正式名稱叫“美國(guó)軍事學(xué)院”,由于校址位于紐約北部哈德遜河西岸的橙縣西點(diǎn)鎮(zhèn),故被稱作“西點(diǎn)軍?!被颉拔鼽c(diǎn)”。
西點(diǎn)有著嚴(yán)格的入學(xué)條件和標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。西點(diǎn)招生對(duì)象必須是年齡為17-22歲的未婚高中畢業(yè)生或具有同等學(xué)歷的士兵,經(jīng)副總統(tǒng)或國(guó)會(huì)議員或陸軍部高官等政府高官推薦、考試和體檢后擇優(yōu)錄取。考試范圍包括學(xué)業(yè)能力傾向測(cè)驗(yàn)、體育等。學(xué)制為四年。課程分為文科、理科、工程、軍事科學(xué)和體育等,每年6-8月進(jìn)行野外軍訓(xùn)。學(xué)員畢業(yè)后被授予理科學(xué)士和陸軍少尉軍銜,畢業(yè)生必須在軍隊(duì)中至少服役5年和3年的后備役。