英语幽默故事 An Adult Decision

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概要：英语幽默故事 An Adult DecisionThe 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) constant

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　　英语幽默故事 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

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