What do you think are the main causes of war today?   

你认为如今引起战争的主要原因有哪些?

凯西:

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.   

我得说主要是贫穷。一个国家和她的人民变得好战是因为他们拥有的少。如果他们看见他们的邻居有资源的话，他们就会想要用武力去偷去抢。

杰克:

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.   

看起来许多现在战争都是国内战争，来自同一个国家的不同民族的人们有些时候会为了国家的政权而开战。

凯西:

Several of those civil wars have been going on for years and years. It seems they will never end.  

杰克:

How do you think they could be ended?   

你觉得怎么样才能让他们停下来?

凯西:

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.   

我不认为有什么简单的方法能让他们停下来。美国派驻了维和部队到这些国家.至少能让战斗的双方被迫停下来和谈。

杰克:

So, if the cause is poverty, there should be a programe to make the country richer. If the problem is resources, share them.   

那么如果原因是贫穷，应该制定一个长期计划让国家变得富裕起来。如果是资源问题.那分享不久行了嘛。

凯西:

It sounds easy when you say it like that. In reality, it`s harder to make peace between countries.   

你说起来倒是容易。现实中要实现国家之前的和平时很困难的。

杰克:

Yes. It is. One way to stop countries fighting is to cut off their financial support. Wars are very expensive.   

是的。确实是。一个制止战争的方法就是切断战争国家的经济支援。战争是需要很多钱的。