Peter joined the army when he was eighteen，and for several months he was taught how to be a good soldier。He did quite well in everything except shooting。One day he and his friends were practicing their shooting，and all of them were doing quite well except Peter。After he had shot at the target nine times and had not hit it once，the officer who was trying to teach the young soldiers to shoot said，“You’re quite hopeless，Peter！Don’t waste your last bullet，too！Go behind that wall and shoot yourself with it！”
Peter felt ashamed。He went behind the wall，and a few seconds later the officer and the other young soldiers heard the sound of a shot。
“Heavens！”the officer said。“Has that silly man really shot himself？”
He ran behind the wall anxiously，but Peter was all right。“I’m sorry，sir”he said，“but I missed again。”
惭愧的士兵
彼得十八岁那年参了军，他需要参加几个月的学习以成为一名好士兵。彼得在其他方面都做得很好，但是射击不行。一天他和伙伴们练习射击，除了彼得其他人都没有问题。他射了九次，一次也没有命中目标。这时，教新兵射击的教官说：“彼得，你看来是没希望了！不要连最后一发子弹都浪费掉！去那堵墙后面用它向自己打一枪吧。”
彼得感到非常惭愧。他走到那堵墙后面。几分钟后，教官和新兵们听到一声枪响。
“上帝！”教官叫起来，“难道那个笨蛋真的朝自己开枪了？”
他急忙跑到那堵墙后面，发现彼得安然无恙。“对不起，长官，”他说，“我还是没有命中。”
ashamed[eimd]adj。惭愧的，羞耻的，害臊的
例：Her husband felt ashamed at her behaviour。她丈夫为她的行为感到害臊。
shoot[u：t]vt。＆vi。开枪，射击；射中，射死；拍摄；疾驰；飞速通过
例：He shoots well。他枪打得好。
hopeless[huplis]adj。不抱希望的，绝望的；不给人希望的，无望的
例：He gave way to hopeless grief as soon as he heard the bad message。一听到那个坏消息，他立即陷入绝望的境地。
和射击shooting有关的词汇
射击运动shooting射击运动员shooter神枪手sharpshooter
裁判员referee裁判长range officer手枪pistol shooting
气手枪air pistol运动手枪sports pistol手枪速射rapidfire pistol shooting
自选手枪free pistol步枪rifle气步枪air rifle
移动靶running target飞碟claytarget飞碟多向trap
飞碟双向skeet飞碟双多向double trap飞碟双双向double skeet
速射rapid fire慢射slow fire三种姿势three positions
立姿standing position跪姿kneeling position卧姿prone position
发shot组string环point
打中靶心make the bull’seye脱靶miss装弹load
瞄准aim三点成一线sight alignment扣扳机trigger
击发fire命中hit枪支firearm
手枪总称handgun小口径手枪smallbore pistol猎枪shotgun
枪管barrel口径bore弹药ammunition
靶target飞碟靶clay target固定靶fixed target
靶环ring靶心bull’seye内10环inner ring
射击场range抛靶器trap射击衣shooting coat
be ashamed for，be ashamed of
这一对形容词短语的涵义并不相同。to be ashamed for的意思是“为……（一般指外在的人或事物，如他人）而感到羞耻”；to be ashamed of的意思是“由于……（一般指内在的人或事物，如自己）而感到羞耻”。如：
I am ashamed for you。我为你感到羞耻。
I am ashamed of you。我以你为耻。
I felt ashamed for the callousness of the government in tackling land speculation。对于政府处理地产投机态度麻木不仁，我引以为耻。
Are you ashamed of doing such a thing？你做这样的事感到羞耻吗？
其他因搭配介词不同而含义及用法改变的词语有：
He is considerate of other people’s feelings。他能体谅别人的感情。
He is considerate to old people。他对老年人很体贴。
I am anxious for a change。我渴望改变一下环境。
I am anxious about his health。我为他的健康而担忧。
She did it of herself。她自愿去做此事。
She did it by herself。她独立去做此事。
They are suffering for their country。他们正在为国受苦。
They are suffering from the war。他们由于战争而在受难。