Very Pleased¹ to Meet You

During² World War³ II, a lot of young women in Britain⁴ were in the army⁵. Joan Phillips was⁶ one of them. She worked in a big camp⁷, and of course⁸ met a lot of men, officers¹⁰ and soldiers¹¹.

One evening she met Captain¹² Humphreys at a dance. He said¹³ to her, "I'm going¹⁴ abroad¹⁵ tomorrow, but I'd be very happy if we could¹⁶ write to each other." Joan agreed¹⁷, and they wrote¹⁸ for several¹⁹ months.

Then his letters stopped, but she received²⁰ one from another officer⁹, telling her that he had²¹ been wounded²² and was in a certain²³ army hospital in England.

Joan went there and said to the matron, "I've come to visit Captain Humphreys."

"Only relatives²⁴ are allowed²⁵ to visit patients²⁶ here," the matron said.

"Oh, that's all right," answered Joan. "I'm his sister."

"I'm very pleased to meet you," the matron said, "I'm his mother!"

在第二次世界大战中，有许多年轻的妇女在军营中服役。琼.飞利浦斯是其中之一。她在一个大军营中工作，当然遇到了许多男士，包括军官和士兵。

一天晚上她在舞会上遇到了军官汉弗雷斯。他对她说，“我明天就要出国，但如果我们能够相互写信，我会很高兴。”琼同意了，于是他们几个月里一直通着信。

后来，他再没有来信。她收到了另一个军官的信，告诉她，他受伤了，住在英格兰的某个部队医院里。

琼到了医院，她对护士长说，“我来看望军官汉弗雷斯。”

“这里只有亲属可以探望病人。”护士长说。

“噢，是的，”琼说，“我是他的妹妹。”

“很高兴认识你，”护士长说，“我是他的母亲。”