英語幽默精讀【140】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
　?。?） monsignor n.閣下（對某些天主教教士的尊稱）
　?。?） bishop n.主教（主管一城市或一教區(qū)之教務(wù)）
　?。?） Your Excellency 閣下（對主教的尊稱）
　　（5） cardinal n.（天主教的）紅衣主教（有權(quán)選舉教皇）
　?。?） Your Eminence 對紅衣主教的尊稱

　　※ 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.
　?、?The second mother's son was a great lawyer.
　?、?The third mother said that her son was a high official in the
　?、?The fourth mother was ashamed of her son.
　　⑤ We can see from the passage that the fourth mother was the cleverest.

　　※ 譯文

誰的兒子最偉大

　　四位牧師的母親聚到一起談?wù)撍齻兊膬鹤印！拔业膬鹤邮莻€教士，”第一位母親自豪地說道，“他進(jìn)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(jìn)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(jìn)房間，人們都說，'您好，尊敬的主教大人'.”

　　第四位母親略思片刻?！拔业膬鹤由砀吡⒊呤?，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(xí)參考答案

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