Topic： Why does the author tell us not to be afraid to ask “stupid" questions?
【正确答案】：The author thinks that many apparently naive inquiries like why grass is green, or why the sun is round, or why we need 55,000 nuclear weapons in the world—are really deep questions. He says when you try to get the answers, you will gain deep understanding of the things. It s also important to know as well as you can, what it is that you don't know and asking questions is the way. He also tells us to ask “stupid" questions requires courage on the part of the asker and knowledge and patience on the part of the answerer. And don't confine your learning to schoolwork. Discuss ideas in depth wilh friends. It s much braver to ask questions even when there's a prospect of ridicule than to suppress your questions and become deadened to the world around you.
