140. Whose Son Is the Greatest_英语幽默故事

　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 ；牧师

　(2) monsignor n.阁下（对某些天主教教士的尊称）

　(3) bishop n.主教（主管一城市或一教区之教务）

　(4) your excellency 阁下（对主教的尊称）

　(5) cardinal n.（天主教的）红衣主教（有权选举教皇）

　(6) your eminence 对红衣主教的尊称

exercises:

根据短文判断下列句子正（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.谁的儿子最伟大

　四位牧师的母亲聚到一起谈论她们的儿子。“我的儿子是个教士，”第一位母亲自豪地说道，“他进入房间，人们都说，‘您好，阁下’。”

　第二为母亲说：“我的儿子是位主教。他进入房间，人们都称，‘您好，大人’。”

　“我的儿子是位红衣主教，”第三位母亲接着说，“他走进房间，人们都说，‘您好，尊敬的主教大人’。”

　第四位母亲略思片刻。“我的儿子身高六英尺十，体重三百磅，”她说，“他要是走入房间，人们都说‘哦，我的上帝’！”

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