My Army bomb-clearing detail was asked to conduct a class for a group of visiting officers. Needing a prop to demonstrate, I retrieved a live bomb from the impact area. One class member, a second lieutenant, seemed nervous about it. He kept interrupting the class with, “I know you've done this before, but are you sure that you're doing it right?” After the third interruption, I said, “Lieutenant, I guarantee that in all your military career, you'll never meet anyone who's done this before and done it wrong!”
我們陸軍炸彈清除分遣隊(duì)被要求給一組來訪的軍官們上一堂課。作為演示的道具,我從撞擊地區(qū)取回一顆真的炸彈。一位聽課的少尉似乎很緊張,在課堂上多次打斷:“我知道你以前干過。但是你能不能肯定你現(xiàn)在沒弄錯?”在他打斷三次以后,我說:“少尉,我敢肯定在你的全部戎馬生涯中,你沒有見過誰干過而且干錯的?!?