英漢幽默故事選讀【140】
Whose Son Is the Greatest（誰的兒子最偉大）
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（對某些天主教教士的尊稱）
（3） bishop n.主教（主管一城市或一教區之教務）
（4） Your Excellency 閣下（對主教的尊稱）
（5） cardinal n.（天主教的）紅衣主教（有權選舉教皇）
（6） Your Eminence 對紅衣主教的尊稱
Exercises:
根據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.
誰的兒子最偉大
四位牧師的母親聚到一起談論她們的兒子。“我的兒子是個教士，”第一位母親自豪地說道，“他進入房間，人們都說，'您好，閣下'.”
第二為母親說：“我的兒子是位主教。他進入房間，人們都稱，'您好，大人'.”
“我的兒子是位紅衣主教，”第三位母親接著說，“他走進房間，人們都說，'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，“他要是走入房間，人們都說'哦，我的上帝'！”
練習參考答案：
①T②F③F④F⑤T
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