The soldiers had been marching and fighting, they were dirty, hot and tired. One day, the general announced: "My men, I have some good news and some bad news for you. Which one would you like first?"
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"The good news!" they all shouted.
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"OK," said the General. "The good news is that you will each be receiving a complete change of clothing."?
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"Hurrah!" chorused the soldiers.
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"And now for the bad news. Jack, you will change with John. John, you will change with Tom. Tom, you will change with Robert. Robert ....
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士兵們連續(xù)的行軍，作戰(zhàn)，他們又累又熱又臟。一天，將軍宣布：“士兵們，我有一些好消息和壞消息要告訴你們。你們?cè)敢庀嚷?tīng)哪個(gè)呢？”

“好消息！”他們?nèi)碌馈?

“好吧，”將軍說(shuō)，“好消息就是你們每個(gè)人都可以徹底的換一身衣服?！?/span>

“烏拉！”士兵們高興地大叫起來(lái)。

“現(xiàn)在呢，該是壞消息了。杰克，你將和約翰換衣服，約翰，你和湯姆換，湯姆，你和羅伯特?fù)Q，羅伯特……”