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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!'"
译文：
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’”。
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 mothers 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.
练习参考答案：
①T②F③F④F⑤T
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