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204. Marching in formation
204. 队形训练
Marching men in a line stood for discipline! It also helped them stay in shape! When Major Wills ordered the practice to stop,
列队训练象征着守纪律！它还可以使人保持身体健康！当威尔斯少校命令停止训练时，
the officers refused. They said that they would stand on ceremony and continue the tradition!
军官们都不乐意。他们说他们愿意遵照惯例、继承传统！
Major Wills smiled and told the officers to stay behind after the meal. Alone in his quarters Major Wills said that no modem war would ever need men to stand in line!
威尔斯少校笑了，他叫军官们吃完饭后留下来。等单独在他的营房时, 威尔斯少校说现代战争都不需要士兵排队！
Smaller units would instead act with stealth. Standing in formation was a thing of the past!
小分队反而更能神出鬼没。队形训练已经过时了！
Then the officers began to stand up for their opinion. They said that marching in formation was a tradition that had stood the test of time that should stay put!
接着军官们开始维护自己的观点，说队列训练经受住了时间的考验，这个传统应该保留下来！
It was an excellent way to stay on top of troop progress. It was difficult to start out with, they agreed, but once the men learned the complicated drills,
它是一种完全控制部队进展情况的最佳办法。他们承认开始时很难，可是一旦士兵们掌握了那些复杂的技能，
nothing would stand in their way to learn even more difficult tasks. It would also be disrespectful to the past to throw that tradition away and start something!
任何事情都不能阻挡他们完成更加艰巨的任务。再说丢掉传统、惹事生非就是不尊重历史。
Major Wills thought about this. Then the phone rang and the major picked up the receiver.
威尔斯少校想了想他们说的话。这时电话响了，少校拿起了听筒。
“Stay on the line, general!” the major said. Then he looked at the officers and said, “The general is coming by and he's having walking problems.
“别挂电话,将军！”少校说。然后他看着军官们说将军马上要过来了，他行走不太方便，
He can hardly stand on his own feet. If we have him do an inspection, he will stay off his feet! And that will go against the doctor's orders!”
几乎不能站立。如果我们让他检査，他会站立不住的！而且这可是违抗医生的命令！”
Then the officers agreed. They also agreed to stay away from the general when he visited so that the general wouldn't ask why there no formations.
这时军官们同意了。他们还同意将军来访时离开那里，这样将军就不会问为什么没有队形训练了。
They would all rather see the general get better than cause him more injury!
他们都愿意看到将军好起来，而不是让他受到更多的伤害！
