| Here is a story told about an American general who was a very important figure in the American army during the First World War. Everybody in the United States knew him and many people wished to have a picture or something of his in their homes.
Soon after the war the gineral returned to Washington. One day he went to a dentist and had six teeth pulled out. A week later the general heard that his teeth were being sold in curiosity shops at $ each. On each of the teeth there was a label with the name of the gineral and words:" Buy these teeth and show them to your friends at home." The general got angry. He rushed to his offifce and ordered six officers to go around the city and buy all his teeth.
The offecers went out and vissited every curiosity shop in the capital. They were away from the office all day. In the evening they returned and put on the table in front of the general the teeth they had bought. They had collected 175 teeth. |
这里讲的是一位美国将军的故事。他是取消一次世界大战期间美国军队里的一位十分重要的人物。全国每一个人都 知道他，并且许多人都希望自己的家里能有他的一张画像或者别的东西。
战后不久，将军回到了华盛顿。一天，他去看牙医并拔掉了六颗牙。一周后，这位将军听说他的牙齿在珍品店以每颗五美元的价格出售。每颗牙齿上有都有一张标签，上面有将军的名字和这样一段话：“把这些牙齿买去，放在家里给您的朋友们看。”将军很生气。他们冲进了办公室命令6名军官到全城把他的牙齿都买回来。
军官们走遍了城市里的每一个珍品店。整个白天他们都在外面，晚上才回来了，在将军前的桌子上放下了他们买回的牙齿。他们竟一共收集了175颗！
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