The day I arrived for basic training I was immediately assigned guard duty. Soon after, I was approached by an officer. “Halt! Who goes there?” I shouted. The officer identified himself and waited for a response. And waited. “What's wrong, soldier, don't you remember what comes next?” “No,” I yelled back. “And you're not taking another step until I do.”
我到達(dá)基本訓(xùn)練營的當(dāng)天就被派去站崗。不久,一位軍官向我走來。我喊道:“站?。≌l往那里去?”那位軍官報了他的身份,并且等著我的回應(yīng),等著……“當(dāng)兵的,怎么回事?你不記得接下去該干什么了嗎?”我喊回去:“不記得了。在我想起來以前,你什么都不準(zhǔn)干!”