the mothers of four priests got together and were discussing their sons. "my son is a monsignor," said the first proud woman. "when he enters a room, people say, 'hello, monsignor'."
四位牧師的母親聚到一起談?wù)撍齻兊膬鹤??！拔业膬鹤邮莻€(gè)教士，”第一位母親自豪地說(shuō)道，“他進(jìn)入房間，人們都說(shuō)，‘您好，閣下’?！?/div>

the second mother went on, "my son is a bishop. when he enters a room, people say, 'hello, your excellency'."
第二為母親說(shuō)：“我的兒子是位主教。他進(jìn)入房間，人們都稱，‘您好，大人’?！?/div>

"my son is a cardinal." continued the next one. "when he enters a room, people say, 'hello, your eminence'.
我的兒子是位紅衣主教，”第三位母親接著說(shuō)，“他走進(jìn)房間，人們都說(shuō)，‘您好，尊敬的主教大人’。”

" the fourth mother thought for a moment. "my son is six-foot-ten and weighs 300 pounds, " she said. "when he enters a room, people say, 'oh, my god'!"
第四位母親略思片刻。“我的兒子身高六英尺十，體重三百磅，”她說(shuō)，“他要是走入房間，人們都說(shuō)‘哦，我的上帝’！””

【注釋】

(1) priest n.基督教的教士 ；牧師

(2) monsignor n.閣下（對(duì)某些天主教教士的尊稱）

(3) bishop n.主教（主管一城市或一教區(qū)之教務(wù)）

(4) your excellency 閣下（對(duì)主教的尊稱）

(5) cardinal n.（天主教的）紅衣主教（有權(quán)選舉教皇）

(6) your eminence 對(duì)紅衣主教的尊稱