To Obey Orders
My husband's first coaching experience was with a junior-high一school basketball ng a game，he sent in one of the youngest boys and gave him strict instructions. "You go after number twenty-one，Tony.”He said，"And follow him wherever he goes. Don't let him get away from you!”
A few minutes later my husband saw only four of his players on the court. There was Tony guarding 21，who had been lifted from the game and was sitting on the bench.
服從命令
我丈夫第一次當教練是教一個國中的籃球隊。在一次比賽中，他讓一個年紀最小的男孩上場並向他做了最嚴格的指令。“託尼，你緊跟著21號。”他說，“無論他走到哪裡都盯著他不放。別讓他甩了你。”
幾分鐘後，我丈夫發現場上只有他的四個隊員了。託尼正站在被換下的坐在板凳上的21號隊員旁邊。
Essay
Teacher had set his class an essay in "A Game of Cricket"r two minutes Simon Steel handed his paper in and was allowed to go home.
His essay read:"Rain stopped play."
cricket
作文
老師給學生出了個作文題:“一場板球賽”。兩分鐘後，西蒙·斯蒂爾交了作文，老師允許他回家了。
他在作文上寫道:“下雨，比賽中止。”
n.[U][體]板球;蟋蟀
You've Lost
On her return from school，little Dolly, aged ten，was pulled on to her Daddy's knee，and informed that the fairies had that day brought a big surprise-a little baby seemed glad，and presently said:
"Will you give me a stamp，daddy?I want to write and tell brother Tom.
The father was touched by this，and provided the little lass with the materials to write a letter to her brother，who was away at r，curious to know how she would tell the news，he took an opportunity to read what she had received something of a shock on reading the following:
“Dear Tom,
It's come off 've lost;it's a boy.”
lass
你輸了
放學回到家裡，十歲的小多莉被拉過來坐在她爸爸的膝上，她被告知那天仙女們帶來了一個大大的驚奇—一個嬰兒小弟弟。她似乎很高興，馬上說:
“爸爸，你能不能給我一張郵票?我要寫信告訴湯姆哥哥。”
父親被這話感動了，他為小姑娘提供了給她哥哥寫信所需的各種用具，她的`哥哥住在學校裡。後來，想知道她是怎麼報告這個訊息的，他找機會讀了她寫的信。在讀到下面這兩行字時，他差點兒驚呆了:
“親愛的湯姆:
今天結果出來了，你輸了;是個男孩。”
n.[c]少女，小姑娘