四、閱讀測驗
A survey said the average Asian dad spent one minute a day with his children. The fact is many Asian males
are terrible at kid-related things. I should know. I am one. So was my father. In fact, almost every direct male
ancestor of mine has been an Asian father. What are the odds of that?
Child-rearing doesn’t come naturally to guys. Of course, I am generalizing outrageously, but I’m a columnist.
That’s what we do. Yet, there’s some truth in it. My mother knew the names of all the children in our social circle.
My dad would occasionally refer to “the fat one,” “the one with the elephant ears” and “the ugly one.” My mother
served kid food to kids. My dad added chilli sauce to everything. My mother always gave age-appropriate birthday
gifts. My dad sneaked me into gangster movies, traumatizing me for life. My mother bought healthy fresh food at
the market every day. My dad would only go shopping when there was nothing left in the refrigerator.
Yes, mothers are incredible people, but they are not entirely infallible. Yet honesty forces me to record the
fact that mothers only know best 99.99 percent of the time. Here are some famous slip-ups.
The mother ofBill Gates: “If you’re going to drop out of college and hang out with your needy friends, don’t
come running to me when you find yourself penniless.” The mother of AlbertEinstein: “When you grow up, you’ll
find that sitting around thinking about the nature of time and space won’t pay the grocery bills.”
Now if you will excuse me, I have to go and spend another 11 seconds with my children.
【題組】47. What does the word “infallible” in paragraph 3 mean?
(A)Brave. (B)Correct. (C) Honest. (D) Tender.
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