班里正在进行“視力训练”。一个聪明伶俐的新兵被班长叫出来数远处旷野上采掘队的人数。采掘队在很远的地方，那些人看起来只是一些小点儿。但是这个新兵毫不犹豫的回答：

“十六个士兵和一个中士，长官。”

“正确。可你如何知道那儿有一个中士？”

“他不干活，长官。”

Visual Training

The squad were having ＂visual training＂. One smart recruit was asked by the officer to count how many men composed a digging party in a distant field. The party was so far away that the men appeared as mere dots, but unhesitatingly the recruit replied:

＂Sexteen men and a sergeant, sir.＂

＂Right; but how do you know there's a sergeant there?＂

＂He's not doing any digging, sir.＂

中间战术

三个互相争生意的商店老板在一条林荫道上租用了毗邻的店铺。旁观者等着瞧好戏。

右边的零售商挂起了巨大的招牌，上书：“大减价!”“特便宜!”

左边的商店挂出了更大的招牌，声称：“大砍价!”“大折扣!”

中间的商人随后准备了一个大招牌，上面只简单地写着：“入口处”。

Midway Tactics

Three competing store owners rented adjoining shops in a mall. Observers waited for mayhem to ensue.

The retailer on the right put up huge signs saying, ＂Gigantic Sale!＂ and ＂Super Bargains!＂

The store on the left raised bigger signs proclaiming, ＂Prices Slashed!＂ and ＂Fantastic Discounts!＂

The owner in the middle then prepared a large sign that simply stated, ＂ENTRANCE＂.