"No," growled the quartermaster, "you can't have a new pair of shoes. The pair you have aren't worn out."
"Not worn out?" cried the recruit. "Why, if I step on a dime, I can feel if it's heads or tails."
“不行，”军需官咆哮道，“你不能领一双新鞋。你穿的那双还没穿破。”
“没穿破？”新兵叫道，“得了吧！我要是踩到一枚一角硬币，都能感觉出是正面还是反面。”
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