英语幽默小故事-5. An Adult Decision
The year before my son turned 18, he constantly pleaded to be allowed to a tattoo, but I refused to sign permission for one. He argued that soon he would be a man and he should be able to make adult decisions. Sure enough, a few days after his 18th birthday, he come home with a tattoo. Although I was not happy about this, I was curious to see what symbol of masculinity he had chosen. There, on his shoulder, was a two-inch image of Mickey Mouse. Notes: (1) constantly adv. 不断地 (2) tattoo n. 文身 (3) permission n. 允许 (4) masculinity n. 阳性,男性 (5) image n . 形象,肖像 (6) Mickey Mouse 米老鼠 Exercises: 根据短文判断下列句子正(T)、误(F): ① When the son pleaded to be allowed to a tattoo, the mother thought her son was old enough to make an adult decision. ② A few days before his birthday, the son came home with a tattoo. ③ The mother wondered what symbol her son had chosen. ④ The image of Mickey Mouse on the son's shoulder was three inches long. ⑤ From the passage, we can see that the son really made an adult decision. 成年人的抉择 我儿子十八岁前的那一年,他常常向我提出准许他文身。但我拒绝允许他这样做。他争辩说他不久就要成为男子汉了,并说他应该能够作出成年人的抉择了。果然,十八岁生日的几天后,他文了身,回到家里。尽管我对此感到不高兴,但出于好奇,我想看看他选择了什么雄性象征物。原来是他在肩上文了一个两英寸长的米老鼠像。 练习参考答案: ① F ② F ③ T ④ F ⑤ F |