The Smart Young Soldier
Fred was a young soldier in a big camp. During the week they always worked very hard, but in was Saturday, and all the young soldiers were free, so their officer said to them, “You can go into the town this afternoon, but first I’m going to inspect you.”
Fred came to the officer, and the officer said to him, “Your hair’s very long, Go to the barber and then come back to me again.”
Fred ran to the barber’s shop, but it was closed because it was Saturday, Fred was very sad for a few minutes, but then he smiled and went back to the officer. “Are my boots clean now, sir?”He asked.
The officer did not look at Fred’s hair. He looked at his boots and said, “yes, they’re much better now. You can go out. And next week, first clean your boots, and then come to me!”
The officer did not look at Fred’s hair. He looked at his boots and said, “yes, they’re much better now. You can go out. And next week, first clean your boots, and then come to me!”
機智的新兵
弗雷德是個在一個大兵營中服兵役的年輕士兵。每個星期他們都非常努力地工作，不過今天是星期六，這些年輕的士兵們都沒事做，因此他們的長官對他們說：今天下午你們可以進城去，但是，我要先對你們進行審查。
弗雷德走到長官面前，長官對她說：“你的頭發太長了，去理個發然后回來見我。”
弗雷德跑到理發店，可是，今天是周六，理發店沒有開門。弗雷德十分沮喪，幾分鐘后，他笑了笑就回到了長官那里。
“現在我的靴子干凈了嗎，長官？”他問。
長官沒有注意弗雷德的頭發。他看了看弗雷德的靴子說：“嗯，現在看上去好多了。你可以出去了。下個星期，記得要先檫干凈靴子，再來見我。”
以上英語故事由優朗英語培訓部提供。
