枪击英国猪事件_英语万花筒

　　the shooting of a british pig that almost started a war

　“charlie griffin's british pig was in my potatoes again！”bellowed lyman cutler one day in 1859.the next time the pig snuffled into cutler's potato patch, he shot it.the pig's owner swore to have cutler jailed, and this almost started a war.

　at that time san juan island, where both men lived, was claimed by both the united states and britain.when word reached the united states that the british were going to try an american for shooting a pig, u.s.troops were dispatched to puget sound.the british, in turn, sent warships.the americans then sent more troops.

　u.s.general winfield scott talked the matter over with the british governor；national honor was now involved.the general and the governor agreed to occupy the island together, and the troops returned home without any arrest being made.

　the dispute was finally settled in 1872, when san juan island was awarded to the united states.

　险些引起一场战争的枪击英国猪事件

　“查利·格里芬的英国猪又钻进我的土豆地里来了！”1859年的一天，莱曼·卡特勒大声嚷道。当这头猪又一次咕噜着闯入卡特勒的土豆地时，他便一枪把猪击毙。猪的主人发誓要让卡特勒坐班房，而这几乎引起一场战争。

　当时，对两人所居住的圣胡安岛，英美两国都声称拥有主权。当英国人因一头猪被枪杀而打算审判一名美国人的消息传到美国时，美国部队被迅速地派往皮吉特海峡，英国接着也派出了军舰。于是美国人又派去了更多的部队。

　美国将军温菲尔德。司各特与英国总督就此事进行磋商，国家荣辱攸关。将军与总督协议共同占领该岛，于是部队撤回，没有发生任何逮捕人的事情。

　这场争端终于在1872年获得解决。这一年，圣胡安岛被裁定归属美国。