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 train. He 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 got change for ten pence? "

????????" Wait a moment," the old soldier answered, beginning to put his hand in his pocket. " I'll see whether l can help you.”

????????" Don't you know how to speak to an officer? " the young man said angrily. " Now let's start again . Have you got change for ten pence? "

????????" No,，sir, " the old soldier answered quickly.

年輕軍官與老兵

????一位新上任的(new)年輕軍官(young officer)在火車站(railway station)候車。他要去看望(visit)他的母親(mother)。他想打電話(want to telephone sb.)告訴(tell)母親他的列車(train)到站的時間。但尋遍了所有的口袋(pocket)，卻發(fā)現(xiàn)(find)他沒有打電話用的硬幣(coin)，于是他走到車站外面(outside)，環(huán)顧四周(Iook around)想找人幫忙(help)。

????最后(at last)有名老兵(old soldier)路過，年輕的軍官攔住他道:“你有十便士(pence)的零錢(change)嗎?”

????“ 等會兒(wait a moment)?！崩媳卮?answer)，開始(begin)把手放(put)進口袋，“ 讓我看看是否(whether)能幫助你。難道你不知道(know)該怎樣跟一位長官說話(speak)嗎? ” 年輕人生氣地(angrily)說，“ 現(xiàn)在我們重新開始(start again)，你有十美分的硬幣嗎 ? ”

????“ 沒有，長官(sir)。”老兵迅速(quickly)答道。