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100 The Choice of Word 选词
外国人讲:
One day,John was back home after work.He found that his wife was shaking their daughter who was only half a year old.She said “Da-dy”to the baby many times.John felt very happy because he thought his wife chose the word“Dady”to teach their baby.
During one night several weeks later, John and his wife were wakened up by the cry “Daddy”.
His wife said to him,“Darling,she is calling you.”Then she turned to sleep.
1shake[∫eΙk]v.摇动
2choose[t∫uːz]v.选择
3several['sevrəl]adj.几个的
4darling['daːlΙŋ]n.亲爱的
中国人讲:
一天下班回家,约翰发现妻子在摇半岁的女儿,嘴里对小婴儿反复念道:“爸—爸。”约翰心里感到美滋滋的,因为他的妻子首先选择了“爸爸”这个词教给孩子。
几周后的一天夜里,约翰和妻子被一阵哭声惊醒了。
“爸爸!”
“她在叫你,亲爱的。”妻子说,然后翻身竟自睡了。