英漢幽默故事選讀【32】
12 Post Cards
My teen-age daughter was preparing to return home after having visited her grandparents for a few weeks one summer. Her grandfather gave her 12 post cards .
"Here, write us a few lines every month," he said.
Months passed and the cards remained unused-that is until the day this letter arrived:
"Dear Jennifer,
Life is a series of stages.
As a child, I looked forward to becoming a teenager-that happened.
As a teen-ager ,I looked forward to becoming a young man-that happened.
As a young man, I looked forward to meeting a young woman, in love and becoming a married man-that happened.
As a married man, I looked forward to becoming a father-that happened.
As a father, I looked forward to becoming a grandfather to beautiful ,intelligent grandchildren-that happened.
Then I looked forward to the day they would learn to write-that hasn't happened yet.
Yours Sincerely"
Notes:
（1） stage n.階段
（2） teenager n.青少年
Exercises:
根據短文選擇正確答案：
① Where did Jennifer spend her summer?
A. at home
B. at the seaside
C. at her grandparents'
D. at her uncle's
② What did the grandfather do when Jennifer was preparing to return home?
A. He gave her some cards.
B. He wrote her a note.
C. He told her a story.
D. He gave her a notebook
③ What were the cards should be used for, according to the grandfather?
A. Jennifer should write a few lines on each of the cards every month and post them to him.
B. Jennifer should keep the cards for her memory of the summer.
C. Jennifer should post the cards to her friends.
D. Jennifer should post the cards to their relatives.
④ What happened to the cards?
A. They were tom by Jennifer.
B. They were posted back to the grandfather.
C. They were not used.
D. They were made dirty by Jennifer.
⑤ What was the grandfather's feeling about the incident?
A. angry
B. sad
C. disappointed but still hopefully expecting
D. desperate
十二張卡片
一個夏天，我十多歲的女兒在她祖父母家過了幾周。她準備回家時，祖父給了她十二張卡片。
“每月給我們來個短信，”他說。
幾個月過去了，可卡片一直放在那兒沒用――直到有一天來了這樣一封信：
“親愛的詹妮芙：
生活是一系列階段組成的。
還是個孩子的時候，我期待著成為一個青少年――我如愿以償了。
還是個年輕人的時候，我期待著遇到一個年輕的女人，戀愛、結婚――我如愿以償了。
結了婚，我便期待著成為一個父親――我如愿以償了。
作為父親，我期待著成為一個祖父，有漂亮、聰明的孫兒孫女――我也如愿以償了。
接著，我期待著有一天他們能給我寫信――我卻還沒有如愿以償。
練習參考答案：
①C②A③A④C⑤C
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