Peter joined the army when he was eighteen, and for several months he was taught how to be a good soldier. He did quite well in everything except shooting.
彼得十八岁那年参了军，他需要参加几个月的学习以成为一名好士兵。彼得在其他方面都做得很好，但是射击不行。
One day he and his friends were practicing their shoo
一天他和伙伴们练习射击，除了彼得其他人都没有问题。他射了九次，一次也没有命中目标。这时，教新兵射击的教官说：彼得，你看来是没希望了，不要连最后一发子弹都浪费掉!去那堵墙后面用它向自己打一枪吧。
Peter felt a
彼得感到非常惭愧。他走到那堵墙后面。几分钟后，教官和新兵们听到一声枪响。
Heavens! The officer said. Has that silly man really shot himself?
上帝!教官叫起来，难道那个笨蛋真的朝自己开枪了?
He ran behind the wall anxiously, but Peter was all right. I 8217;m sorry, sir, he said, but I missed again.
他急忙跑到那堵墙后面，发现彼得安然无恙。对不起，长官，他说，我还是没有命中。
1.shooting /ˈʃuːtɪŋ/A shooting is an occasion when someone is killed or injured by being shot with a gun. 枪击
例：Two more bodies were found nearby after the shooting.附近又有两具尸体在枪击后被找到。
2.target /ˈtɑːɡɪt/ CET4A target is something at which someone is aiming a weapon or other object. 靶; (攻击的) 目标
例:The village lies beside a main road, making it an easy target for bandits.该村位于大路边，容易成为匪徒攻击的目标。
3.ashamed /əˈʃeɪmd/ CET4If someone is ashamed, they feel embarrassed or guilty because of something they do or they have done, or because of their appearance. 尴尬的; 惭愧的
例：I felt incredibly ashamed of myself for getting so angry.我为自己发了这么大的脾气而感到极为惭愧
4.anxious /ˈæŋkʃəs/ CET4If you are anxious to do something or anxious that something should happen, you very much want to do it or very much want it to happen. 焦急的
例：Both the Americans and the Russians are anxious to avoid conflict in South Asia.美国人与俄国人都急于避免南亚冲突。
（编辑：何莹莹）