读英语短文训练突破中考词汇（001）
笔下小编在以下带来一篇幽默英文小短文，讲述一位年轻军官与老兵之间的有趣对话。故事简短易读，重点词汇贴近中考考点，坚持每天读一篇，在轻松的语境中自然记忆单词，稳步突破中考词汇关！
（一）英文原文
A Young Officer and an Old Soldier
A very new, young officer was at a railway station. He was going 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 found that he did not have the coins for the telephone, so he went outside and looked around for someone to help him.
At last an old soldier came by, and the young officer stopped him and said, "Have you got change for ten pence?"
"Wait a moment," the old soldier answered, beginning to put his hand in his pocket. "I'll see whether I can help you."
"Don't you know how to speak to an officer?" the young man said angrily. "Now let's start again. Have you got change for ten pence?"
"No, sir," the old soldier answered quickly.
（二）中文译文
年轻军官与老兵
一位新上任的年轻军官在火车站候车。他要去看望他的母亲。他想打电话告诉母亲他的列车到站的时间。但寻遍了所有的口袋，却发现他没有打电话用的硬币，于是他走到车站外面，环顾四周想找人帮忙。
最后有名老兵路过，年轻的军官拦住他道：“你有十便士的零钱吗？”
“等会儿。”老兵回答，开始把手放进口袋，“让我看看是否能帮助你。”
“难道你不知道该怎样跟一位长官说话吗？”年轻人生气地说，“现在我们重新开始，你有十便士的零钱吗？”
“没有，长官。”老兵迅速答道。
（三）重点词汇与短语
1. new 新上任的
2. young officer 年轻军官
3. railway station 火车站
4. visit 看望；拜访
5. mother 母亲
6. want to telephone sb. 想给某人打电话
7. tell 告诉
8. train 列车；火车
9. pocket 口袋
10. find 发现
11. coin 硬币
12. outside 外面
13. look around 环顾四周
14. help 帮助
15. at last 最后；终于
16. old soldier 老兵
17. change 零钱
18. ten pence 十便士
19. wait a moment 等一会儿
20. answer 回答
21. begin 开始
22. put 放
23. whether 是否
24. know 知道
25. speak 说话
26. angrily 生气地
27. start again 重新开始
28. sir 长官；先生
29. quickly 迅速地
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