(单词翻译:单击)
Passage One A Young Officer and an Old Soldier
一、年轻军官与老兵
Part One
第一部分
A very new young officer was at a railway station.
一位新上任的年轻军官在火车站候车。
He was going to visit his mother, and he wanted to telephone her to tell her the time of his train.
他要去看望他的母亲。他想打电话告诉母亲他的列车到站的时间。
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.
但寻遍了所有的口袋,却发现他没有打电话用的硬币,于是他走到车站外面,环顾四周想找人帮忙。
Part Two
第二部分
At last an old soldier came by, and the young officer stopped him and said, "Have you got change for ten pence?"
最后有名老兵路过,年轻的军官拦住他道:“你有十便士的零钱吗?”
"Wait a moment," the old soldier answered, beginning to put his hand in his pocket. "I'll see whether I can help you."
“等会儿。”老兵回答,开始把手放进口袋,“让我看看是否能帮助你。”
"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?"
“难道你不知道该怎样跟一位长官说话吗?”年轻人生气地说,“现在我们重新开始,你有十美分的硬币吗?”
"No, sir," the old soldier answered quickly.
“没有,长官。”老兵迅速答道。
