原版英语小短文 180. Twins Argue

Derrick was arguing with his twin brother. They were 52. Their mom had died two months ago. They were arguing about her estate¹. She had no will. Who gets what? "What's there to argue about?" asked the family lawyer. "You split² everything down the middle. You're twins. You each get half." Derrick disagreed. He was older. He was born first. He was one minute older than his brother. He should get 60 percent, not 50 percent, of the estate. His brother and the lawyer laughed. Derrick shot both of them. He shot them in the face. He got into his car. He drove around the countryside. He saw 12 people walking along the road. He shot them all. He shot most of them in the face. He killed 12 people and wounded 12 others. Then he shot himself in the face. "I guess he just snapped," said a British policeman.

1 estate   

n.所有地，地产，庄园；住宅区；财产，资产

参考例句：

• My estate lies within a mile.我的地产离那有一英里。
• The great real estate brokers do far more than this.而优秀的房地产经纪人做得可比这多得多。

2 split   

n.劈开，裂片，裂口；adj.分散的；v.分离，分开，劈开

参考例句：

• Who told you that Mary and I had split up?谁告诉你玛丽和我已经离婚了？
• The teacher split the class up into six groups.老师把班级分成6个小组。