A Fight Between Brothers

姜波

It all started when Tom called me to join him in a game of basketball. He said that Jack and some other boys would be there too. I had finished my homework and had nothing else to do so I agreed. Tom told me to go to Radin Mas Community Club at three oclock.

On the way there， I bought a burger. When I reached the basketball court， I was surprised to see Tom and Jack quarrelling. Tom and Jack are brothers and they loved each other and seldom quarrelled.

Later on， I learnt that they were quarrelling over who should start throwing the ball. I shouted to them to stop but they would not listen. They created such a noise that the people in a nearby coffeeshop were looking at them. Soon Tom and Jack started to fight. I was shocked， as I had never even heard them quarrelled before. Now they were fighting before my eyes！

Luckily， two men came and grabbed hold of the boys till the boys calmed down. Then I suggested that we go to the coffeeshop for a drink. At the coffeeshop， I brought out my burger and it was good to see Tom and Jack sharing the burger and laughing once again.

1. Question： Why did the brothers fight？

2. Mixed-up Sentence Exercise & Translation （单词组句并翻译）：

（1） see， Tom， I， was， and， surprised， to， Jack， quarrelling

（2） that， we， I， a， to， the， drink， suggested， go， coffeeshop， for

答案：

1.They were quarrelling over who should start throwing the ball.

2.（1） I was surprised to see Tom and Jack quarrelling.（我吃惊地看到汤姆和杰克在吵架。）

（2） I suggested that we go to the coffeeshop for a drink.（我建议我们去咖啡店喝咖啡。）