视力训练

The squad(班，小队) were having "visual training". One smart recruit(新兵，招募) was asked by the officer to count how many men composed a digging party in a distant field. The party was so faraway(遥远的，恍惚的) that the men appeared as mere dots, but unhesitatingly(迅速地) the recruit replied：

班里正在进行“视力训练”。一个聪明伶俐的新兵被班长叫出来数远处旷野上采掘队的人数。采掘队在很远的地方，那些人看起来只是一些小点儿。但是这个新兵毫不犹豫地回答。

"Sixteen men and a sergeant(中士，军士) , sir."

“十六个兵外加一个中士，长官。”

"Right, but how do you know there's a sergeant there?"

“正确，可是你怎么知道那儿有一个中士?”

"He's not doing any digging, sir."

“他不干活，长官。”