英语小达人 181 A Soldier's Brilliant Idea

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　　士兵的妙计

　　Mr. Robinson had³ to travel⁴ somewhere⁵ on business⁶, and as⁷ he was⁸ in a hurry, he decided⁹ to go by air. He liked sitting beside a window when he was flying, so when he got¹⁰ on to the plane, he looked for a window seat¹¹. He found¹² all of them had already¹³ had been taken except¹⁴ for one. There was a soldier sitting in the seat beside this one, and Mr. Robinson was surprised¹⁵ that he had not taken the one by the window. So he at once went towards¹⁶ it.

　　罗宾逊先生要去出趟差。因为有些急，他决定乘飞机。乘飞机时，他喜欢坐靠窗的位置，因此刚登上飞机，他就找靠窗的座位。他发现只有一个靠窗的座位还空着。在那个空座位边上坐着一名士兵。罗宾逊先生感到很意外，这个士兵并没有坐靠窗的位置。于是罗宾逊先生马上朝那个空座位走了过去。

　　When he reached¹⁷ it, however¹⁸, he saw¹⁹ that there was a notice²⁰ on it. It was written in ink and said²¹, "This seat is preserved²² for proper²³ load²⁴ balance²⁵, thank you." Mr. Robinson had never seen²⁶ such²⁷ an unusual²⁸ notice in a plane before, but he thought²⁹ that the plane must be carrying something particularly heavy in it, so he walked on and found another empty seat, not beside a window, to sit in.

　　然而，等到了那儿，他看见座位上贴着一张告示，用钢笔写着：“为保持装载平衡，特意预留出该座位。谢谢。”罗宾逊先生还从来没有在飞机上见过如此不同寻常的告示。不过，他想飞机上一定装了特别重的物品，于是他接着找了个不靠窗的空位，坐了下来。

　　Two or three people tried to sit in the window seat beside the soldier, but they too read the notice and went on, when the plane was nearly³⁰ full, a very beautiful girl hurried into the plane. The soldier, who was watching the passengers³¹ coming in, quickly took³² the notice off³³ the seat beside himself³⁴ and in this way succeeded³⁵ in having the company³⁶ of the girl during³⁷ the whole³⁸ trip.

　　又有两三个乘客想坐在士兵旁边那个靠窗的座位，但是他们看到那则告示就走开了。当飞机快坐满时，一位非常漂亮的姑娘急匆匆地走进机舱。那个士兵一直在留意进舱的乘客，赶紧拿掉旁边空位上的告示。用这种办法，那个士兵成功地找到了一位姑娘和他一路同行。

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