Soldiers whose shot hit rate is zero射擊命中率為零的士兵

Peter joined the army when he was eighteen, and for several months he was taught how to be a good soldier. He did quite well in everything except shooting.

彼得十八歲那年參了軍，他需要參加幾個月的學(xué)習(xí)以成為一名好士兵。彼得在其他方面都做得很好，但是射擊不行。

One day he and his friends were practicing their shooting, and all of them were doing quite well except Peter. After he had shot at the target nine times and had not hit it once, the officer who was trying to teach the young soldiers to shoot said, You’re quite hopeless, Peter! Don’t waste your last bullet too! Go behind that wall and shoot yourself with it!

一天他和伙伴們練習(xí)射擊，除了彼得其他人都沒有問題。他射了九次，一次也沒有命中目標(biāo)。這時，教新兵射擊的教官說：彼得，你看來是沒希望了，不要連最后一發(fā)子彈都浪費(fèi)掉!去那堵墻后面用它向自己打一槍吧。

Peter felt ashamed. He went behind the wall, and a few seconds later the officer and the other young soldiers heard the sound of a shot.

彼得感到非常慚愧。他走到那堵墻后面。幾分鐘后，教官和新兵們聽到一聲槍響。

Heavens! The officer said. Has that silly man really shot himself?

上帝!教官叫起來，難道那個笨蛋真的朝自己開槍了?

He ran behind the wall anxiously, but Peter was all right. I’m sorry, sir, he said, but I missed again.

他急忙跑到那堵墻后面，發(fā)現(xiàn)彼得安然無恙。對不起，長官，他說，我還是沒有命中。

詞匯速遞：

1.shooting /??u?t??/A shooting is an occasion when someone is killed or injured by being shot with a gun. 槍擊

例：Two more bodies were found nearby after the shooting.附近又有兩具尸體在槍擊后被找到。

2.target /?tɑ?ɡ?t/ CET4A target is something at which someone is aiming a weapon or other object. 靶; (攻擊的) 目標(biāo)

例:The village lies beside a main road, making it an easy target for bandits.該村位于大路邊，容易成為匪徒攻擊的目標(biāo)。

3.ashamed /???e?md/ CET4If someone is ashamed, they feel embarrassed or guilty because of something they do or they have done, or because of their appearance. 尷尬的; 慚愧的

例：I felt incredibly ashamed of myself for getting so angry.我為自己發(fā)了這么大的脾氣而感到極為慚愧

4.anxious /???k??s/ CET4If you are anxious to do something or anxious that something should happen, you very much want to do it or very much want it to happen. 焦急的

例：Both the Americans and the Russians are anxious to avoid conflict in South Asia.美國人與俄國人都急于避免南亞沖突。