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A Special Guest 特别来宾 A lawyer finds himself at the Pearly Gates at the same time as the pope. Both men are allowed to enter heaven, and the lawyer is ensconced in a magnificent mansion. But he sees that the pope is housed in a far more humble dwelling. Unable to restrain his curiosity, the lawyer asks St. Peter about it.
一位律师发现他和某教宗一起到达天堂的珍珠门，两个人都被允许进入天堂。律师被安置在一间豪华的别墅，但他却见到教宗被安排住在非常简陋的住所。由于好奇心的驱使，律师问圣彼得其中原委。 “Well, you see,” replies St. Peter, “we have dozens of popes up here, but we’ve never had a lawyer before.”
“哦，你看我们这里有好几十位教宗，可是你却是第一个上天堂的律师呢！”圣彼得答道。 英语知识点解说： 1.the Pearly Gates 珍珠门（通往天堂之大门） 2.allow vt. 给予；允许（=permit）
allow sb to do sth 允许某人做某事
例：Why don't you allow your son to date? After all, he is thirty years old.
（你为什么不让你儿子和女孩子约会呢？毕竟他都三十岁了。） 3.ensconce vt. 安置 4.magnificent a. 壮丽的
例：I was held in awe by the magnificent of the huge mountain.
（这座巍峨高山的壮丽景观让我心生敬畏。） 5.mansion n. 公 馆；邸 宅 6.be housed in... 被安置于……
=be accommodated in...
=be ensconced in...
例：The parentless child was finally housed in an orphanage.
（这个失去爹娘的孩子最后被安置在某孤儿院里。） 7.humble a. 简陋的；谦恭的
例：You don't have to be too humble in his presence.
（在他面前，你不必如此谦卑。） 8.dwelling n. 住处 9.restrain vt. 抑制；约束 10.curiosity n. 好奇心
curious a. 好奇的
例：I'm just curious; does your little boy often expose himself?
（我只是好奇而已；你家的小男孩常常光着屁股走动吗？）
太急燥了，要平心静气
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