English Original
Peter joined the army at eighteen and underwent several months of training to become a good soldier. He excelled in all areas except shooting.
One day, during target practice, all his comrades performed well, but Peter struggled. After shooting nine times without hitting the target once, the training officer said, "You're hopeless, Peter! Don't waste your last bullet. Go behind that wall and shoot yourself with it!"
Feeling deeply ashamed, Peter went behind the wall. A few seconds later, the officer and others heard a gunshot.
"Heavens!" exclaimed the officer. "Has that silly man really shot himself?"
He ran anxiously behind the wall, only to find Peter unharmed. "I'm sorry, sir," Peter said, "but I missed again."
中文翻译
彼得十八岁参军，接受了数月的训练以成为一名好士兵。他在所有方面都表现优异，除了射击。
一天，在靶场练习时，他的战友们都表现良好，唯独彼得不行。他连续射击九次，一次也未命中靶心。训练教官说道：“彼得，你没救了！别浪费你的最后一颗子弹了。去那堵墙后面，用它给自己一枪吧！”
彼得感到万分惭愧，走到了墙后。几秒钟后，教官和其他人听到了一声枪响。
“天哪！”教官惊呼，“那个蠢货真的朝自己开枪了？”
他焦急地跑到墙后，却发现彼得安然无恙。“对不起，长官，”彼得说，“我又没打中。”