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It was basic training, and I was seated in the barber chair bemoaning the impending loss of my hair when the barber asked, "Where are you from?"
那是在基礎訓練時期，我坐在理發椅上，為頭發即將被剪掉而哀嘆時，理發師問我：“你來自哪里？”
"St. Louis," I grumbled."Hey, I'm from St. Louis too!" he said.
我喃喃地說，“圣路易斯。”“我也來自圣路易斯！”他說。
He then asked conspiratorially, "Do you want to keep your sideburns?" I perked up. "Sure!"
然后他陰謀地問道：“你想留著鬢角嗎？”我活躍起來了。“當然！”
With that, he revved up the razor, clipped off my sideburns, and gave them to me.
說著，他加快了剃刀的速度，刮掉了我的鬢角，遞給了我。
As I left the barbershop with sideburns in hand, I heard him ask his next victim, "Where are you from?"
當我手捧鬢角離開理發店時，我聽到他問下一個受害者：“你來自哪里？”
"Chicago." "Hey, I'm from Chicago too!"
“芝加哥。”“嘿，我也來自芝加哥！”
During KP duty, my sergeant ordered me to prepare 100 gallons of soup for that night's dinner.
在做幫廚值勤期間，我的中士命令我為那天晚上的晚餐準備100加侖的湯。
When I told him I had no clue how to make soup, he handed me a cook-book and instructed, "Follow the directions carefully."
當我告訴他我不知道怎么做湯的時候，他遞給我一本烹飪書，并告訴我：“認真按照說明做。”
Not long after, I had a large kettle of soup simmering. The sergeant came in, grabbed a spoon, and took a taste.
沒過多久，我就燉了一大鍋湯。警官走了進來，抓起一把勺子，嘗了一口。
"This is really good," he said. "Are you sure you followed the recipe?"
“這真的很好喝，”他說。“你確定你按照食譜做了嗎？”
