英语导读1000句[33]:Birth

Section 33
Birth

Of course, none of us can remember our own birth.
If we could, I wonder what we would remember.
For the mothers, it is a painful but usually a delightful¹ experience.
Hundreds of years ago, mothers and babies may die at the time of birth.
Today, however, this is far less common.
A mid-wife is usually present at the birth to assist the mother and the baby.
In some countries, the father likes to be present at the birth.
In the 9 months before the baby is born, the mother is said to be pregnant.
Pregnancy² changes many things in the woman’s body, not just in her stomach.
In modern society, there are many different ways of delivering the baby.
Some mothers even have the baby under water.
One of first things we do when we are born is to cry.
This enables us to take our first breath after the umbilical cord is cut.
Then we quickly learn how to get food from our mothers.
From then all our lives are different.

1 delightful   

adj.令人高兴的，使人快乐的

参考例句：

• We had a delightful time by the seashore last Sunday.上星期天我们在海滨玩得真痛快。
• Peter played a delightful melody on his flute.彼得用笛子吹奏了一支欢快的曲子。

2 pregnancy   

n.怀孕，怀孕期

参考例句：

• Early pregnancy is often accompanied by nausea.怀孕早期常有恶心的现象。
• Smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of miscarriage.怀孕期吸烟会增加流产的危险。