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.

　　※ 译文

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

　　①T②F③F④F⑤T