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1、140.WhoseSonIstheGreatestThemothersoffourpriestsgottogetherandwerediscussingtheirsons."Mysonisamonsignor,"saidthefirstproudwoman."Whenheentersaroom,peoplesay,'Hello,Monsignor'."Thesecondmotherwenton,"Mysonisabishop.Whenheentersaroom,peoplesay,'Hello,YourExcellency'.""Mysonisacardinal."con
2、tinuedthenextone."Whenheentersaroom,peoplesay,'Hello,YourEminence'."Thefourthmotherthoughtforamoment."Mysonissix-foot-tenandweighs300pounds,"shesaid."Whenheentersaroom,peoplesay,'Oh,myGod'!"Notes:(1)priestn.基督教的教士；牧师(2)monsignorn.阁下（对某些天主教教士的尊称）(3)bishopn.主教（主管一城市或一教区之教务）(4)YourExcellency
3、阁下（对主教的尊称）(5)cardinaln.（天主教的）红衣主教（有权选举教皇）(6)YourEminence对红衣主教的尊称Exercises:根据短文判断下列句子正（T）、（F）：①Thefourmotherswereallproudoftheirownsons.②Thesecondmother'ssonwasagreatlawyer.③Thethirdmothersaidthathersonwasahighofficialinthe④Thefourthmotherwasashamedofherson.⑤Wecanseefromthepassagethatthefo
4、urthmotherwasthecleverest.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’！”练习参考答案：①T②F③F④F⑤T139.QuickServiceAmantookapairofsh
5、oestoashoerepairshopandsaidtotheshoemaker,"I'dlikeyoutorepairtheseshoesforme,please.""Certainly,sir,"theshoemakersaid."Whenwilltheybeready?"themanasked."I'mabitbusy,butthey'llbereadyforyouonThursday."hesaid.That'sfine,"themansaid,andlefttheshop.Thenextmorninghereceivedaletter,offeringhima
6、jobinanothercountry.Within24hourshewasonanairplanetohisnewjob.Twentyyearspassedandhereturnedtohishometown.Herememberedhisshoes."Theywereagoodpairofshoes,"hethought."Iwonderiftheshoemakerisstillthereandstillhasthem.I'llgoandsee.擾Hewaspleasedtoseethattheshoemakerwasstillinthesameshop,althou
7、ghhewasanoldmanbynow."Goodmorning,"hesaidtohim."Twentyyearsago,Ibroughtinapairofshoestoberepaired.Doyouthinkyou'vestillgotthem?""Name?"theoldshoemakerasked."Smith,"themansaid."I'llgoandsee.Theymaybeoutback.Theshoemakerwentouttothebackofhisshop-andafewminuteslaterret
