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The colonel who served as inspector general in our command paid particular attention to how personnel wore their uniforms. 우리 항공부대에서 검열관으로 근무하던 대령이 부대요원은 유니폼을 어떻게 입어야 하는가에 대해 특별한 주의를 주고 있었다. On one occasion he spotted a junior airman with a violation. "Airman," he bellowed, "what do you do whe..

Morris had been playing golf for years. He always used the very finest equipment, but his technique never improved a bit. (모리스는 수 년 동안 골프를 쳤다. 그는 언제나 최고품질의 골프장비를 사용했지만, 골프를 치는 기술은 조금도 나아진 게 없었다.) His friend Sam watched as he teed up at the first hole and promptly drove a brand new ball into the ..

Last year I entered the New York City Marathon. The race started and immediately I was the last of the runners. It was embarrassing. 작년에 나는 뉴욕시 마라톤대회에 참석했다. 경기가 시작되자 마자 난 제일 꼴찌 주자가 되어 버렸다. 참 황당했다. The guy who was in front of me, second to last, was making fun of me. He said, "Hey buddy, how does it feel to ..

A young couple moves into a new neighborhood. (한 젊은 부부가 새 이웃으로 이사 왔다.) The next morning while they are eating breakfast, the young woman sees her neighbor hanging the wash outside. (다음 날 아침 그들이 아침 식사를 할 때, 젊은 부인이 자기 이웃이 마당에 세탁물을 걸고 있는 것을 보았다. ) "That laundry is not very clean," she sai..

Because they had no reservations at a busy restaurant, my elderly neighbour and his wife were told there would be a 45-minute wait for a table. 우리 이웃에 사시는 노인부부가 번잡한 식당에서 예약이 되어 있지 않았기 때문에 테이블이 날 때까지 45분간이나 기다리고 있어야 했다. "Young man, we're both 90 years old," the husband said. "We may not hav..

A pediatrician in town always plays a game with some of his young patients to put them at ease and test their knowledge of body parts. 시내 어느 소아과의사는 자기 병원의 어린 환자들을 안심시키면서도 그 어린 환자들이 자기 몸에 대해 어느 정도의 지식을 가지고 있는지를 시험하기 위해서 언제나 같이 놀아주고 있다. One day, while ..

A Sunday school teacher asked her class, "What is prayer?" 어느 주일학교에서 선생님이 아이들에게 물었다. “기도가 무엇이지요?” One of her pupils answered, "That's a message sent to God at night and on Sundays, when the rates are lower." 한 학생이 대답하기를, “기도는 성적이 떨어졌을 때 밤이나 주일에 하나님께 보내는 메시지랍니..

During basic army training, a sergeant was telling his group how a submachine gun sprayed bullets. 기초군사 훈련 중에 어떤 상사가 부대원들에게 기관총의 탄환이 어떻게 나가는가를 설명하고 있었다. He drew a circle on a blackboard and announced that it had 260 degrees. 그러면서 그는 흑판에다 원을 하나 그리면서 그 원은 260도라고 설명..

With her brown eyes and curly hair, our youngest daughter takes after my husband. At three, she was a lively, mischievous girl, and people often remarked on how cute she was. One day I was standing with her in the supermarket when a woman commented on how cute she was. My smile disappeared when she asked, "Is she really yours?" *갈색 눈과 곱슬머리를 한 막내 딸은 우리 남편을 ..

"Kitchen Help"<부엌일 훈수> The wife was busy frying eggs, when her husband came home. He walked into the kitchen and immediately started yelling. 남편이 집에 들어섰을 때, 아내는 달걀 프라이를 하느라 바빳다. 남편은 부엌으로 들어오자마자 고함을 쳐대기 시작했다. "CAREFUL!!! CAREFUL! MORE OIL! TURN THEM! TURN THEM NOW! WE NEED MORE OIL! THE..