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：
班里正在進行“視力訓練”。一個聰明伶俐的新兵被班長叫出來數(shù)遠處曠野上采掘隊的人數(shù)。采掘隊在很遠的地方，那些人看起來只是一些小點兒。但是這個新兵毫不猶豫地回答。
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"sixteen men and a sergeant , sir."
“十六個兵外加一個中士，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中士？”
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"he's not doing any digging, sir."
“他不干活，長官?！?/div>