English Original
The squad was having "visual training". One smart recruit was asked by the officer to count how many men composed a digging party in a distant field. The party was so far away that the men appeared as mere dots, but unhesitatingly the recruit replied:
"Sixteen men and a sergeant, sir."
"Right, but how do you know there's a sergeant there?"
"He's not doing any digging, sir."
中文翻译
班里正在进行“视力训练”。一名机灵的新兵被长官叫出来，去数远处旷野上一个挖掘队的人数。队伍离得非常远，那些人看起来只是些小点。但新兵毫不犹豫地回答道：
“十六个人，外加一名中士，长官。”
“正确。但你怎么知道那里有一名中士？”
“他什么活也没干，长官。”