47.The Very Last Birthday_英语幽默故事

　　when i was approaching 50, i announced to my three grown children that i no longer wanted to celebrate my birthday and that they could phone me instead of sending a gift. at first they protested, but finally they agreed to go along with my wish. so when the doorbell rang on the morning of my birthday, i was surprised to see the florist delivering a huge, beautiful plant. suddenly, without a word, she rushed back to the truck and , with a sad look, turned once to glance at me. puzzled, i read the card attached to the plant: "to mom-with lots of love-on your very last birthday.

notes:

　　(1) approach v. 接近 (4) florist n.花商；经营花卉业者

　　(2) protest v.反对 (5) glance at瞥视；匆匆一看

　　(3) go along with 同意 (6) attach v.附上；系上

exercises:

根据短文判断下列句子正（t）、误（f）：

　　① the mother was more than 50 when she decided that she no longer wanted to celebrate her birthday.

　　② she still hoped that her children could send her gifts.

　　③ the mother was very glad to see the florist delivering a huge, beautiful plant.

　　④ the florist felt sad because she thought that the woman was going to die.

　　⑤ the florist mistook the meaning of the words on the card.

47.最后的生日

　　接近五十岁的时候，我对我的三个成年孩子宣布说我不再想庆祝我的生日，并说他们可以给我打电话，不要再送礼物。开始他们反对，但终于他们同意随我愿。所以我生日那天早上门铃响的时候，我惊奇地发现花店营业员送来一束又大又美的鲜花。突然她一声不响地跑回到车上，并回过头来悲哀地看了我一眼。我感到纳闷，我看了一下花上的卡片，上面写着：“献给妈妈----无尽的爱----在您最后的生日里。”

练习参考答案：

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