第1440期雙語(yǔ)笑話誰(shuí)的兒子最偉大Whose Son Is the Greatest

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The mothers of four priests got together and were discussing their sons. "My son is a monsignor," said the first proud woman. "When he enters a room, people say, 'Hello, Monsignor'."
　　The second mother went on, "My son is a bishop. When he enters a room, people say, 'Hello, Your Excellency'."
　　"My son is a cardinal." continued the next one. "When he enters a room, people say, 'Hello, Your Eminence'.
　　" The fourth mother thought for a moment. "My son is six-foot-ten and weighs 300 pounds, " she said. "When he enters a room, people say, 'Oh, my God'!"
Notes:
　　(1) priest n.基督教的教士；牧師
　　(2) monsignor n.閣下（對(duì)某些天主教教士的尊稱(chēng)）
　　(3) bishop n.主教（主管一城市或一教區(qū)之教務(wù)）
　　(4) Your Excellency 閣下（對(duì)主教的尊稱(chēng)）
　　(5) cardinal n.（天主教的）紅衣主教（有權(quán)選舉教皇）
　　(6) Your Eminence 對(duì)紅衣主教的尊稱(chēng)
Exercises:
根據(jù)短文判斷下列句子正（T）、（F）：
　　① The four mothers were all proud of their own sons.
　　② The second mother's son was a great lawyer.
　　③ The third mother said that her son was a high official in the
　　④ The fourth mother was ashamed of her son.
　　⑤ We can see from the passage that the fourth mother was the cleverest.
140.誰(shuí)的兒子最偉大
　　四位牧師的母親聚到一起談?wù)撍齻兊膬鹤印?ldquo;我的兒子是個(gè)教士，”第一位母親自豪地說(shuō)道，“他進(jìn)入房間，人們都說(shuō)，‘您好，閣下’。”
　　第二為母親說(shuō)：“我的兒子是位主教。他進(jìn)入房間，人們都稱(chēng)，‘您好，大人’。”
　　“我的兒子是位紅衣主教，”第三位母親接著說(shuō)，“他走進(jìn)房間，人們都說(shuō)，‘您好，尊敬的主教大人’。”
　　第四位母親略思片刻。“我的兒子身高六英尺十，體重三百磅，”她說(shuō)，“他要是走入房間，人們都說(shuō)‘哦，我的上帝’！”
練習(xí)參考答案：
①T②F③F④F⑤T