（8）白求恩耸耸肩回答：“根据美国海军情报局的估计，晋察冀根据地早就不存在了。”引得大家哈哈大笑。

(8) Bethune replied with a shrug: “According to the estimates of the U.S. Naval Intelligence Agency, the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei base area no longer exists”, eliciting hearty laughter from everyone.