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1. A Young Officer and an Old Soldier
A very new, young officer was at a railway station. He was going
to visit his mother,and he wanted to telephone her to tell her the time of
his looked in all his pockets,but found that he did not have
the coins for the telephone, so he went outside and looked around for
someone to help him.
At last an old soldier came by, and the young officer stopped him and
said,“Have you gotchange for ten pence?”
“Wait a moment,”the old soldieranswered, beginning to put his hand in his
pocket.“I'll seewhether I can help you.”
”the young man “Don't youknow how to speak to an officer?
said angrily.“Nowlet's start again Have you got change for ten pence?”
“No,sir,”the old soldier answeredquickly.
【汉语翻译】
年轻军官与老兵
一位新上任的(new)年轻军官(young officer)在火车站(railway station)候车。他要去看望
(visit)他的母亲(mother)。他想打电话(want to telephone sb.)告诉(tell)母亲他的列车(train)
到站的时间。但寻 遍了所有的口袋(pocket)，却发现(find)他没有打电话用的硬币(coin)，
于是他走 到车站外面(outside)，环顾四周(look around)想找人帮忙(help)。
最后(at last)有名老兵(old soldier)路过，年轻的军官拦住他道：
钱(change)吗？”
“等会儿(wait a moment)。”老兵回答(answer)，开始(begin)把手放(put)进口袋，“让我看看
是否(whether)能帮助你。
难道你不知道(know)该怎样跟一位长官说话(spe ak)吗？”年轻人生气地(angrily)说，“现
在我们重新开始(start again)， 你有十美分的硬币吗？”
“没有，长官(sir)。”老兵迅速(quickly)答道。
“你 有十便士(pence)的零
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