It was winter, and Mrs. Hermann wanted to do a lot of shopping, so she waited until it was Saturday, when her husband was free, and she took him to th...
I promised my girlfriend a gold necklace for her birthday, but when the jeweler（珠宝商） quoted a price for one we liked, I let out a long, low whistle. &...
On our way to a wedding in Vermont, my husband and I realized we had forgotten our camera. We stopped at a general store and, hoping to purchase a che...
I once lived in Arizona near fort Huachuca, an Army installation. Our street consisted mainly of mobile homes with small yards, but grass was difficul...
Serving as a Marine recruiter（招聘人员） in western North Carolina, I found a young man who met all the requirements and was ready to enlist. I explained t...
My father, brother and I visited West Point to see a football game between Army and Boston College. Taking a stroll（漫步，闲逛） before kickoff（开始，开球） , we ...
A naval officer fell overboard（落水） . He was rescued by a deck hand（甲板水手） . The officer asked how he could reward him."The best way, sir," sa...
The squad（班，小队） were having "visual training". One smart recruit（新兵，招募） was asked by the officer to count how many men composed a digging pa...
Between my first and second ski lessons, I was practicing on the beginners' slope at Mammoth Mountain in California. I began to pick up speed, and...
Part of my job at the state fish and wildlife department is to lend equipment to residents for trapping and relocating raccoons. A man who had been su...