1 The Korean War Is OverMy husband's brother-in-law, Joseph, an American real estate agent, came to China for a short visit to our city.To show hospitality at the welcoming dinner party, Mr.Sun, the host, entertained Joseph with Chinese wine, saying,“According to our custom, a brother in-law coming to his wife's native country for the first time must drink three cups of wine.” Joseph declined the offer by saying,“Thank you, but I can't drink even one drop.”“Then our dinner won't be over without your drinking at least one cup,”insisted Mr. sun.To this, Joseph responded,“The Korean War is over. Don't attack the Americans any more.”朝鲜战争结束了我丈夫的妹夫约瑟夫是美国一家房地产代理,他到中国后,来我们城市进行短期访问。在为他举行的欢迎宴会上,热情好客的孙先生为客人斟满中国酒说:“按照我们的风俗,妹夫首次到妻子的祖国来必须连干三杯。”约瑟夫谢绝说:“谢谢,我甚至连一滴都不会喝。”“如果是那样的话,您至少喝一杯,否则,我们的欢迎宴会就无法结束。”孙先生坚持说。听到这话,约瑟夫回答说:“朝鲜战争结束了,别再攻击美国人了。”