  A Young Officer and an Old Soldier 青年军官与老兵

  A very new, young officer was at a railway station. He was on his way to visit his mother in another town, and he wanted to telephone her to tell her the time of his train, so that she could meet him at the station in her car. 
  一位很年轻，新晋升的军官在火车站候车。他是在去看望住在另一个小镇的母亲的路上，他想打电话告诉她到站时间，以便她能开车来火车站接他。

  He looked in all his pockets, but found that he did not have the right money for the telephone, so he went outside and looked around for someone to help him.
  他寻遍了所有的口袋，但没有找到打电话用的硬币，于是他走出车站，环顾四周想找人帮忙。

  At last an old soldier came by, and the young officer stopped him and said, "Have you got change for ten pence?" 
  终于有名老兵路过，年轻的军官拦住了他问道："你有十美分的硬币吗？"
 
  "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，"老兵说着，把手伸进口袋，"让我看看我能否帮助你。" 

  "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?" 
  "难道你不知道如何跟一位长官说话吗？"年轻人生气地说，"现在让我们重新开始，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。