背誦為王第二冊第60課
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簡潔的回答
在古代，有一個生活在希臘南部的種族叫做斯巴達。他們以簡樸的習(xí)慣和勇敢著稱。他們的地方叫做拉哥尼亞。斯巴達人有一個奇怪的規(guī)矩就是他們說話必須簡潔，從不多用一個不該用的詞。所以簡單的回答被稱作為Laconic（簡潔的），也就是拉哥尼亞人可能會給出的答案。
在希臘北部，有一個叫作馬其頓的地方，這地方曾一度被一個好戰(zhàn)的國王菲利浦所統(tǒng)治。
馬其頓王國的菲利浦希望成為整個希臘的統(tǒng)治者。所以他招募軍隊，向其他國家開戰(zhàn)，直到幾乎所有的國家都被迫尊他為王。然后他寫了封信給拉哥尼亞的斯巴達人說：“如果我打進你們的國家，我會把你們偉大的城邦夷為平地?！?
幾天后，菲利浦收到了回信。當他打開信，他發(fā)現(xiàn)里面只寫著一個詞“如果”。
這就是說，“只要‘如果’那個小詞還在那里，我們就不會被你嚇倒。”
Lesson60 A Laconic Answer
In ancient times there was a race of people called the Spartans living in the southern part of Greece． They were noted for their simple habits and their bravery． The name of their land was Laconia， and so they were sometimes called Lacons． One of the strange rules which the Spartans had was that they should speak briefly， and never use more words than were needed． So a short answer is often spoken of as being Laconic， that is， as being such an answer as a Lacon would be likely to give．
In the northern part of Greece there was a land called Macedon， and this land was at a time ruled over by a warlike king named Philip．Philip of Macedon wanted to become the master of all Greece． So he raised a great army， and made war upon the other states， until nearly all of them were forced to call him their king． Then he sent a letter to the Spartans in Laconia， and said， “If I go down into your country，I will level your great city to the ground．”
In a few days， an answer was brought back to him． When he opened the letter， he found only one word written there． That word was “IF”．It was as much as to say， “We are not afraid of you so long as the little word ‘if’ stands in your way．”
bravery 勇敢
level 使……變成平地
laconic 簡潔的
In ancient times there was a race of people called the Spartans living in the southern part of Greece． They were noted for their simple habits and their bravery． The name of their land was Laconia， and so they were sometimes called Lacons． One of the strange rules which the Spartans had was that they should speak briefly， and never use more words than were needed． So a short answer is often spoken of as being Laconic， that is， as being such an answer as a Lacon would be likely to give．
In the northern part of Greece there was a land called Macedon， and this land was at a time ruled over by a warlike king named Philip．Philip of Macedon wanted to become the master of all Greece． So he raised a great army， and made war upon the other states， until nearly all of them were forced to call him their king． Then he sent a letter to the Spartans in Laconia， and said， “If I go down into your country，I will level your great city to the ground．”
In a few days， an answer was brought back to him． When he opened the letter， he found only one word written there． That word was “IF”．It was as much as to say， “We are not afraid of you so long as the little word ‘if’ stands in your way．”
bravery 勇敢
level 使……變成平地
laconic 簡潔的
