Visual Training

The squad（班，小隊） were having "visual training". One smart recruit（新兵，招募） was asked by the officer to count how many men composed a digging party in a distant field. The party was so faraway（遙遠的，恍惚的） that the men appeared as mere dots, but unhesitatingly（迅速地） the recruit replied：
　　
"Sixteen men and a sergeant（中士，軍士） , sir."
　　
"Right, but how do you know there's a sergeant there?"
　　
"He's not doing any digging, sir."

視力訓練

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。

“十六個兵外加一個中士，長官?！?/span>

“正確，可是你怎么知道那兒有一個中士？”

“他不干活，長官?！?/span>