这场战争是怎么开始的？你认为今天战争的主要原因是什么

 
这场战争是怎么开始的？你认为今天战争的主要原因是什么
 
来听今天的讲解:
 
beginner
 
A: are you watching another news report about the war?
 
你在看另一篇关于战争的新闻报道吗？
 
B: yes. The two sides declared a short ceasefire but it broke down earlier today. Several military target were destroyed by bombing. Many civilians were among the dead and wounded.
 
是的。双方宣布了短暂的停火，但今天早些时候停火破裂。几个军事目标被轰炸摧毁。死伤者中有许多平民。
 
A: how did this war start?
 
这场战争是怎么开始的？
 
B: bout side claim a small area of territory. Both sides tried to build border fences and began attacking each other.
 
布特一方声称拥有一小块领土。双方都试图修建边境围栏，并开始相互攻击。
 
A: politicians from both sides sound increasingly belligerent. Neither side wants to compromise.
 
双方的政客听起来越来越好战。双方都不想妥协。
 
B: relief agencies report that many civilians are in desperate need of food and shelter. Several European countries have agreed to send aid, but are afraid that their planes will be shot down.
 
救援机构报告说，许多平民急需食物和住所。几个欧洲国家已经同意提供援助，但担心他们的飞机会被击落。
 
A: what do you think will happen?
 
你认为会发生什么？
 
B: both countries are very poor. Soon they will run out of money to finance the war. Then, perhaps, they will negotiate. The thing is to find the real problem for the war and solve that.
 
这两个国家都很穷。很快他们就会耗尽战争资金。然后，也许他们会进行谈判。问题是找到战争的真正问题并解决这个问题。
 
A: it would be much simpler and cheaper if they negotiated first.
 
如果他们先进行谈判，会更简单、更便宜。
 
Intermediate
 
A: what do you think are the main causes of war today?
 
你认为今天战争的主要原因是什么？
 
B: I’d say the main reason is poverty. Countries and their people get frustrated because they have so little. If their neighbors have some resources, they try to steal them by military force.
 
我想说，主要原因是贫困。国家和人民因为他们的资源太少而感到沮丧。如果他们的邻国有一些资源，他们就会试图通过军事力量偷走这些资源。
 
A: it seems that a lot of wars nowadays are really civil wars. People from different ethnic groups in the same country sometimes fight for power in that country.
 
现在很多战争似乎都是内战。同一个国家的不同民族的人有时会在那个国家争夺权力。
 
B: several of those civil wars have been going on for years and years. It seems they will never end.
 
其中几场内战已经持续了好几年，似乎永远不会结束。
 
A: how do you think they could be ended?
 
你认为他们怎么会结束？
 
B: I don’t think that there is any easy way. The united nations could send peacekeepers into the country. At least then the warring parties could be forced to negotiate. The thing is to find the real problem form the war and solve that.
 
我不认为有任何简单的方法。联合国可以派遣维和人员进入该国。至少那时交战各方可能会被迫谈判。问题是从战争中找到真正的问题并解决它。
 
A: so, if the cause is poverty, there should be a programme to make the country richer. If the problem is resources, share them.
 
因此，如果原因是贫困，就应该制定一个使国家更富有的计划。如果问题是资源，就分享资源。
 
B: it sounds easy when you say it like that. In reality, it’s harder to make peace between countries.
 
当你这样说的时候听起来很容易。事实上，在国家之间实现和平更难。
 
A: yes. It is. One way to stop countries fighting is to cut off their financial support. Wars are very expensive.
 
是的。是的。阻止各国战争的一种方法是切断它们的财政支持。战争代价高昂。
 
B: the problem is that many poor people might suffer.
 
问题是许多穷人可能会受苦。