A Jewish Parrot

时间：2007-06-08 07:01:50

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Three Jewish sons left home, went out on their own and prospered1. Getting back together, they discussed the gifts that they were able to give to their elderly mother.

The first said, "I built a big house for our mother."

The second said, "I sent her a Mercedes with a driver."

The third said, "I've got you both beat. You know how Mom enjoys reading the Torah and you know she can't see very well? I sent her a large brown parrot that can recite the entire Torah. It took twenty rabbis 12 years to teach him. I had to pledge2 to contribute $1,000,000 a year for twenty years but it was worth it. Mom just has to name the chapter and verse3 and the parrot will recite it."

Soon thereafter4, Mom sent out her letters of thanks. She wrote to the first son, "Milton, the house you built is so huge. I live in only one room, but I have to clean the whole house."

She wrote to the second son, "Marvin, I am too old to travel. I stay home all the time, so I never use the Mercedes and the driver is SO rude."

She wrote to the third son, "Dearest Melvin, you were the only son to have the good sense to know what your mother likes. The chicken was delicious."

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1 prospered ce2c414688e59180b21f9ecc7d882425     
成功，兴旺( prosper的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
  • The organization certainly prospered under his stewardship. 不可否认，这个组织在他的管理下兴旺了起来。
  • Mr. Black prospered from his wise investments. 布莱克先生由于巧妙的投资赚了不少钱。
2 pledge K21zG     
n.保证，誓言，抵押，抵押品；vt.保证，誓言，举杯祝...健康
参考例句：
  • Take this ring as a pledge of our friendship.收下这枚戒指当作我们友谊的信物。
  • The old man is willing to pledge for him.那位老人愿意为他担保。
3 verse YLpzl     
n.诗，韵文，诗行
参考例句：
  • He is good at verse.他善于作诗。
  • His book was in parts written in verse.他的书有许多地方是用韵文写的。
4 thereafter dotwv     
adv.此后，以后
参考例句：
  • Thereafter they did not speak.此后他们就不再讲话了。
  • On the opening day all tickets are a dollar, thereafter,they'll be two dollars.开张那天票价一元，以后两元。

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