妙语短篇A1之15. How Wars Begin

15 How Wars Begin The Stevenson family was having dinner The family ate withou t talking for several minutes then Tom said Daddy do you kno w how wars begin Mr Stevenson thought for a moment then he said Yes I think s o I ll give you an example We ll take two countries Britain and t he United States If Britain fought with the U S Mrs Stevenson laughed That s crazy she said to her husband Britain and the U S have been friends for over two hundred ye ars They ll never fight Yes I know that Mr Stevenson said I was only using them a s an example but they re not a good example Mrs Steven son said France and Germany are a better example Britain and the U S are the best example Mr Stevenson repli ed They are friends now but they were enemies in the past They fought a war But that was a long time ago Mrs Stevenson said You shoul d use more modern examples And you should let me answer my son s question Mr Steven son said angrily Not when you give him wrong answers Mrs Stevenson said I am not giving him wrong answers Mr Stevenson shouted I am giving him perfectly good answers Don t shout at me Mrs Stevenson cried I m not one of your stupid friends my friends aren t stupid Mr Stevenson stood up and walked angrily out of the room Now I ll answer your question Mrs Stevenson said to her so n It s all right mom he said You and Dad already have 15 战争是怎样开始的 斯蒂文森一家正在吃晚餐 一家人沉默地吃了几分钟后 汤姆 说 爸爸 你知道战争是怎样开始的吗 斯蒂文森先生想了一会 他说 是的 我会给你举个例子 我们拿两个国家 英国和美国举例子 如果英国和美国打起来 斯蒂文森太太笑起来 那真疯狂 她对她的丈夫说道 英国和美国已经两百多年都一直是朋友了 他们不可能打起来 是的 我知道 斯蒂文森先生说道 我只是拿他们举个 例子 但是他们可不是个好例子 斯蒂文森太太说 法国和德 国会是个更好的例子 英国和美国才是最好的例子 斯蒂文森先生回应道 他 们现在是朋友而过去却是敌人 他们曾发动过战争 但是那是很久之前的事了 斯蒂文森太太说道 你应该 举些更现代的例子 你应该让我回答儿子的问题 斯蒂文森先生生气地说道 但不是在你给他错误答案的时候 斯蒂文森太太说 我没有给他错误的答案 斯蒂文森先生喊道 我在给他 一个完美的答案 不要对我喊 斯蒂文