Dine with General St. Amour
General St. Amour was famous for his bravery, but he was born into the family of a poor peasant. Even when he became a general, he never
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his humble origin（卑微的出身）.
While his
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was stationed in his hometown, he invited some of his principal officers to a dinner party at a
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. They had just sat down at the table when his father
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to drop in on him. When the guard
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it to the general, he
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rose and told his guests that his father had
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.
He said that he knew the
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he owed to them, but at the same time he hoped they would excuse him
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he withdrew (退出) because he would like to
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with his father in another room.
Hearing what he said, all the guests present
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that the father should be introduced to them, 小题12:
that they would be very pleased to see one who was so closely
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to him. But to their
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, General St. Amour replied, “Ah, no, gentleman. You are
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wrong. I mean my father would find himself so
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in company with so many people who are unsuited to his rank.
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, it would deprive(剥夺) us both of the only pleasure of the
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——the natural intercourse(交流) of a parent and his son.”
He then
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himself from the table and spent the evening dining with his father.
The moral of the story is: you can’t give people
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, but you can provide the kind of understanding that makes people keep their pride.
| 小题21: | | A．forgot | B．knew | C．minded | D．cared |
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| 小题22: | | A．family | B．army | C．company | D．organization |
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| 小题23: | | A．park | B．school | C．restaurant | D．cinema |
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| 小题24: | | A．agreed | B．promised | C．decided | D．happened |
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| 小题25: | | A．explained | B．whispered | C．reported | D．shouted |
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| 小题26: | | A．strongly | B．immediately | C．simply | D．suddenly |
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| 小题27: | | A．resigned | B．started | C．left | D．arrived |
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| 小题28: | | A．respect | B．understanding | C．support | D．love |
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| 小题29: | | A．before | B．until | C．if | D．unless |
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| 小题30: | | A．chat | B．dine | C．walk | D．dance |
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| 小题31: | | A．demanded | B．commanded | C．stressed | D．requested |
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| 小题32: | | A．saying | B．complaining | C．admitting | D．reminding |
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| 小题33: | | A．used | B．opposed | C．related | D．devoted |
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| 小题34: | | A．joy | B．disappointment | C．excitement | D．surprise |
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| 小题35: | | A．terribly | B．completely | C．slightly | D．partly |
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| 小题36: | | A．embarrassed | B．frightened | C．disturbed | D．disappointed |
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| 小题37: | | A．Above all | B．After all | C．In addition | D．In time |
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| 小题38: | | A．party | B．interview | C．appointment | D．discussion |
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| 小题39: | | A．defended | B．allowed | C．introduced | D．excused |
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| 小题40: | | A．time | B．money | C．pride | D．confidence |
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