背誦為王第二冊(cè)第60課
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簡(jiǎn)潔的回答
在古代，有一個(gè)生活在希臘南部的種族叫做斯巴達(dá)。他們以簡(jiǎn)樸的習(xí)慣和勇敢著稱。他們的地方叫做拉哥尼亞。斯巴達(dá)人有一個(gè)奇怪的規(guī)矩就是他們說話必須簡(jiǎn)潔，從不多用一個(gè)不該用的詞。所以簡(jiǎn)單的回答被稱作為L(zhǎng)aconic（簡(jiǎn)潔的），也就是拉哥尼亞人可能會(huì)給出的答案。
在希臘北部，有一個(gè)叫作馬其頓的地方，這地方曾一度被一個(gè)好戰(zhàn)的國(guó)王菲利浦所統(tǒng)治。
馬其頓王國(guó)的菲利浦希望成為整個(gè)希臘的統(tǒng)治者。所以他招募軍隊(duì)，向其他國(guó)家開戰(zhàn)，直到幾乎所有的國(guó)家都被迫尊他為王。然后他寫了封信給拉哥尼亞的斯巴達(dá)人說：“如果我打進(jìn)你們的國(guó)家，我會(huì)把你們偉大的城邦夷為平地。”
幾天后，菲利浦收到了回信。當(dāng)他打開信，他發(fā)現(xiàn)里面只寫著一個(gè)詞“如果”。
這就是說，“只要‘如果’那個(gè)小詞還在那里，我們就不會(huì)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(jiǎn)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(jiǎn)潔的
