a teacher said to her class:”who was the first man?”

一个老师问她的学生：“谁是世界上第一个男人”

“george washington,” a little boy shouted promptly．

一个小男孩立刻大声说：“乔治.华盛顿。”

“how do you make out that george washington was the first man？”asked the teacher，smiling indulgently．

老师带着宠溺的笑容问这个男生：“你如何证明乔治华盛顿是世界上第一个男人呢。”

“because,” said the little boy, “he was first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen.”

这个男孩子说：“因为，他是第一个挑起战争，第一个主张和平，并且是第一个深得民心的人。”