THEFATHERANDHISSONSFatherhadafamilyofsonswhowereperpetuallyquarrellingamongthemselves.Whenhefailedtohealtheirdisputesbyhisexhortations,hedeterminedtogivethemapracticalillustrationoftheevilsofdisunion;andforthi
THEFATHERANDHISSONS
Fatherhadafamilyofsonswhowereperpetuallyquarrellingamongthemselves.Whenhefailedtohealtheirdisputesbyhisexhortations,hedeterminedtogivethemapracticalillustrationoftheevilsofdisunion;andforthispurposeheonedaytoldthemtobringhimabundleofsticks.Whentheyhaddoneso,heplacedthefaggotintothehandsofeachoftheminsuccession,andorderedthemtobreakitinpieces.Theyeachtriedwithalltheirstrength,andwerenotabletodoit.
Henextunclosedthefaggot,andtookthesticksseparately,onebyone,andagainputthemintotheirhands,onwhichtheybrokethemeasily.Hethenaddressedtheminthesewords:“Mysons,ifyouareofonemind,andunitetoassisteachother,youwillbeasthisfaggot,uninjuredbyalltheattemptsofyourenemies;butifyouaredividedamongyourselves,youwillbebrokenaseasilyasthesesticks.
译文:
一位父亲有几个孩子,这些孩子时常发生口角.他丝毫没有办法来劝阻他们,只好让他们看看不合群所带来害处的例子.为了达到这个目的,有一天他叫他们替他拿一捆细柴来.当他们把柴带来时,他便先后地将那捆柴放在每一个孩子的手中,吩咐他们弄断这捆柴.他们一个个尽力去试,总是不能成功.
然后他解开那捆柴,一根根地放在他们手里,如此一来,他们便毫不费力地折断了.于是他就告诉他们说:“孩子们!如果你们大家团结一致,你们就像这捆柴一样,不能被你们的敌人折断;但如果你们自行分裂,你们就将和这些散柴一般,不堪一折了.
谁能帮我为这篇英语短文提出两个问题,最好第一问是特殊疑问句,第二问是一般疑问句,顺便给出答案,