In our Air Force Base the junior officers challenged the senior officers to see who would donate the most blood. After trying several times to locate a vein in my left arm, the technician applied a Band-Aid, and after drawing blood from my right arm, put a bandage on that arm as well. As I left the collection facility, I passed a colonel. Noting my two bandages, he looked at me and shook his head, saying, “I knew you young guys would find a way to cheat.”
在我们空军基地,官阶较低的军官向官阶较高的军官挑战,看谁献血最多。采血技术员在我的左胳膊上试了好几次,也找不到静脉,只好贴上一条胶带。他在我右胳膊上采完血,又贴上一条胶带。从采血站出来,碰上一个上校。看见我两只胳膊上都贴着胶带,他看了看我,摇摇头,说:“我知道你们年轻人能找到弄虚作假的办法。”