史上十大绝妙反驳：不动声色堵死你

5. This is America Comeback 美式反驳

Henry Ward Beecher was an abolitionist who liked to speak his mind. When the Civil War took its start, Beecher traveled throughout the US attempting to gather up support and favor for Lincoln and his Emancipation Proclamation. He said that the Union would beat the Confederates in sixty days during his travels; and when he made a trip to England, this was used against him. At that time, war was still a very sensitive topic among the British, due to the Americans winning the Revolutionary War. While he was speaking in Manchester, one hostile man cried out: “Why didn’t you whip the Confederates in sixty days, as you said you would?” He hesitated only for a second, but then replied:
亨利·沃德·比彻是一位废奴主义者，他总是想要说出自己的观点。美国内战刚刚开始的时候，比彻在美国大陆四处奔波，希望能够聚集人们对当时总统林肯和《解放黑奴宣言》的支持和赞同情绪。他在美国的时候表示联邦军（北军）会在六十天内打败同盟军（南军）。等他到英国的时候，英国人就拿这句话来针对他。在当时的英国，因为美国人打赢了独立战争，战争是个敏感话题。当比彻在曼彻斯特发表演说的时候，有人充满敌意地发难道：“你说会在六十天内打败同盟军，怎么到现在还未能取胜？”比彻犹豫了一秒然后回答道：

“Because we found we had Americans to fight this time, not Englishmen.”
“因为我们发现这次我们的对手是美国人，而不是英国人。”