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.

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