英文幽默笑话：新生儿

 The New Baby 

　　Mr．and Mrs．Taylor had a seven year old boy named Pat¹．Now Mrs．Taylor was expecting another child． 

　　Pat had seen babies in other people's houses and had not liked them very much，so he was not delighted about the news that there was soon going to be one in his house too． 

　　One evening Mr．and Mrs．Taylor were making plans for the baby's arrival²．This house won't be big enough for us all when the baby comes，said Mr．Taylor． 

　　Pat came into the room just then and said，What are you talking about？We were saying that we'll have to move to an other house now，because the new baby's coming，his mother answered． 

　　It's no use，said Pat hopelessly． He'll follow us there． 

　　新生儿 

　　泰勒夫妇有一个七岁的男孩，名叫帕特。现在泰勒太太正怀着第二胎。 

　　帕特在别人家看见过婴儿，他不太喜欢他们，所以他对自己家里也将有一个婴儿的消息感到不满。 

　　一天晚上，泰勒夫妇正在为这个婴儿的降生计划做安排。泰勒先生说：有了婴儿，我们的房子就太小，不够住了。 

　　帕特恰好在这个时候走进屋，他问：你们在说什么？他的母亲回答说：我们在说我们现在得搬家，因为婴儿就要诞生了。 

　　那没用，帕特绝望地说。他会跟我们到那儿去的。

1 pat   

n.轻拍，拍打声；vt.轻拍，拍打；vi.轻跑，轻击；adv.适时，彻底；adj.油腔滑调的，恰好的，合适的

参考例句：

• Could you hear the pat?你能听到轻轻的拍击声吗？
• He gave her a reassuring pat on the shoulder. 他轻拍了一下她的肩膀让她放心。

2 arrival   

n.到达，达到，到达者

参考例句：

• She's impatient for her father's arrival.她急切地盼望着父亲的到来。
• The new arrival was none other than the President.刚到的不是别人，正是总统。