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!”
机智的新兵
弗雷德是个在一个大兵营中服兵役的年轻士兵。每个星期他们都非常努力地工作，不过今天是星期六，这些年轻的士兵们都没事做，因此他们的长官对他们说：今天下午你们可以进城去，但是，我要先对你们进行审查。
弗雷德走到长官面前，长官对她说：“你的头发太长了，去理个发然后回来见我。”
弗雷德跑到理发店，可是，今天是周六，理发店没有开门。弗雷德十分沮丧，几分钟后，他笑了笑就回到了长官那里。
“现在我的靴子干净了吗，长官？”他问。
长官没有注意弗雷德的头发。他看了看弗雷德的靴子说：“嗯，现在看上去好多了。你可以出去了。下个星期，记得要先檫干净靴子，再来见我。”
以上英语故事由优朗英语培训部提供。
