87. The Moon and the Sun 月亮和太阳

"How far away is the moon?" Chris asked his dad. His dad said that was a good question. He said the moon was not as far away as the sun. "How far away is the sun?" Chris asked. His dad said that was a good question. He said the sun was farther away than the moon. "Did you have to learn this in school?" Chris asked. Dad said, "Yes, I had to learn this in school." Chris asked, "But you forgot it?" Dad said, "Yes, I forgot it." Chris asked, "Why did you forget it?" Dad said, "I forgot it because it isn't important." Chris asked, "If it isn't important, why are we learning it?" His dad said that was a good question. He said, "You're learning it because your teacher thinks it's important." Chris asked, "Can't you call my teacher? Can't you tell her that this isn't important?"

“月亮有多远？”克里斯问他爸爸。他爸爸说这是个好问题。他说月亮没有太阳那么远。“太阳有多远？”克里斯问。他爸爸说这是个好问题。他说太阳比月亮远。“你必须在学校里学这个吗？”克里斯问。爸爸说：“是的，我必须在学校里学。”克里斯问，“但你忘了吗？”爸爸说：“是的，我忘了。”克里斯问，“你为什么忘了？”爸爸说：“我忘了，因为它不重要。”克里斯问，“如果它不重要，我们为什么要学习它？”他爸爸说这是个好问题。他说：“你学习它是因为你的老师认为它很重要。”克里斯问，“你不能给我的老师打电话吗？你不能告诉她这不重要吗？”