the squad were having "visual training". one smart recruit was asked by the officer to count how many men composed a digging party in a distant field. the party was so faraway that the men appeared as mere dots, but unhesitatingly 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。
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"sixteen men and a sergeant , sir."
“十六個(gè)兵外加一個(gè)中士，長官?！?

"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？”
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"he's not doing any digging, sir."
“他不干活，長官?！?/div>