中学题库|初中英语短文阅读 A Young Officer and an Old Soldier

A Young Officer^{1 and an Old Soldier2}

A very new, young officer was^{3 at a railway4 station. He was going5 to visit his mother, and he wanted to telephone her ，to tell her the time of his train.He looked in all his pockets,but found7 that he did8 not have the coins9 for the telephone, so he went outside and looked around for someone10 to help him.}

At last an old soldier came^{11 by, and the young officer sTOPped him and said12,Have you got13 change for ten pence14?}

Wait a moment,the old soldier answered, beginning^{15 to put his hand in his pocket6.Ill see whether16 I can help you.}

Dont you know how to speak to an officer? the young man said angrily. Now lets start again Have you got change for ten pence?

No,sir, the old soldier answered quickly.

年轻军官与老兵

一位新上任的年轻军官在火车站候车。他要去看望他的妈妈。他想打电话告诉妈妈他的列车到站的时间。但寻遍了所有些口袋，却发现他没打电话用的硬币，于是他走到车站外面，环顾四周想找人帮忙。