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  3. Ernest Hemingway wrote a short story called " The Capital of the World". In it he tells about a Spanish father who wants to reco

Ernest Hemingway wrote a short story called " The Capital of the World". In it he tells about a Spanish father who wants to reco

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问题     Ernest Hemingway wrote a short story called " The Capital of the World". In it he tells about a Spanish father who wants to reconcile(和解)with his son who has run away to Madrid. In order to locate the boy he takes out this ad in the newspaper: "Paco, meet me at Hotel Montana at noon on Tuesday. All is forgiven. Love, Papa. "
    Paco is a common name in Spain, and when the father goes to the square he finds 800 young men named Paco waiting for their fathers.
    What drew them to the hotel? As Hemingway tells it, it was the words "All is forgiven. " The father did not say, "All WILL BE forgiven IF you do this or that. " Not, "All WILL BE forgiven WHEN you do such and such. " He simply says, " All is forgiven. " No strings attached.
    And that’s the hard part — un attaching the strings. The origin of the expression "no strings attached" may go back to ancient times when documents were written on parchment(羊皮卷)that were rolled up and secured with a string.
    The Babylonian Talmud(犹太法典)tells of a man who gives his wife a bill of divorce on such a parchment, but holds onto the string so that he can snatch it back, should he choose to do so. The divorce, therefore, is not considered valid since he will not give it freely. Similarly, love, forgiveness or friendship that is given with strings attached are not valid, since they can be snatched back at any time.
By saying "All is forgiven. " , the father intends to______.
选项 A、win his son’s forgiveness
B、reconsider his son’s problems
C、leave his son alone
D、forget about the unpleasant past
答案D
解析 推理题。父亲用“一切已被原谅”是针对父子俩的不愉快的往事所说的，因为他们需要“和解”(reconcile)，只有当有不愉快的矛盾发生时，才会需要“和解”。因此本题答案为D(忘记不愉快的过往)。
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