英語幽默小故事 The Very Last Birthday

　　When I was approaching 50, I announced to my three grown children that I no longer wanted to celebrate my birthday and that they could phone me instead of sending a gift. At first they protested, but finally they agreed to go along with my wish. So when the doorbell rang on the Morning of my birthday, I was surprised to see the florist delivering a huge, beautiful plant. Suddenly, without a word, she rushed back to the truck and , with a sad look, turned once to glance at me. Puzzled, I read the card attached to the plant: "To Mom-with lots of love-on your very last birthday.

Notes:

　　(1) approach v. 接近 (4) florist n.花商；經營花卉業者

　　(2) protest v.反對 (5) glance at瞥視；匆匆一看

　　(3) go along with 同意 (6) attach v.附上；繫上

Exercises:

根據短文判斷下列句子正（T）、誤（F）：

　　① The mother was more than 50 when she decided that she no longer wanted to celebrate her birthday.

　　② She still hoped that her children could send her gifts.

　　③ The mother was very glad to see the florist delivering a huge, beautiful plant.

　　④ The florist felt sad because she thought that the woman was going to die.

　　⑤ The florist mistook the meaning of the words on the card.

47.最後的生日

　　接近五十歲的時候，我對我的三個成年孩子宣佈說我不再想慶祝我的生日，並說他們可以給我打電話，不要再送禮物。開始他們反對，但終於他們同意隨我願。所以我生日那天早上門鈴響的時候，我驚奇地發現花店營業員送來一束又大又美的鮮花。突然她一聲不響地跑回到車上，並回過頭來悲哀地看了我一眼。我感到納悶，我看了一下花上的卡片，上面寫着：“獻給媽媽----無盡的愛----在您最後的生日裏。”

練習參考答案：

①F②F③F④T⑤T