英語幽默小故事 The Mistaken Father
The morning following the birth of our first child, my husband was mistakenly directed to the room of another new mother on the maternity floor. As he walked into the room, he bent over the nap- ping mother, whose back was turned to him, and gave her a big kiss. The woman was startled to see a stranger. But before she could say anything, my husband smiled and said, "I didn't know having a baby would change you this much!"
Notes:
(1) mistaken adj.弄錯了的 (4) nap v.小睡；打盹
(2) direct v.批示方向；指點 (5) startle v.使驚奇
(3) maternity n.（醫院）產科病房
Exercises:
根據短文選擇正確答案：
① When did the husband go to see his wife?
A. in the morning
B. at noon
C. in the afternoon
D. at night
② Why did the husband enter the room of another new mother ?
A. Because he had a bad memory.
B. Because he was misguided by the nurse.
C. Because he was mistakenly directed.
D. The new other needed help.
③ What was the other new mother doing?
A. She was crying out for help.
B. She was lying in bed, awake.
C. She was having asleep.
D. She was chatting with the man's wife.
④ What did the husband do to the other new mother?
A. He smiled at her and then went out.
B. He bent over and kissed her.
C. He helped the woman to get up.
D. He sent her a bunch of flower.
⑤ How did the husband handle the incident?
A. He ran out quickly.
B. He felt ashamed.
C. He was very angry with the woman.
D. He left the mistake uncorrected and made the best of it.
55.糊塗父親
我們孩子出世的那天早晨，我丈夫由於受誤導跑到了產科病區的另一位產婦那裏。他彎下腰，給了那位正背對着他小睡的產婦一個長吻。那位產婦發現是位陌生人，驚跳起來。但她還沒來得及張口，我丈夫便微笑着說：“真想不到生個孩子能使你變化如此之大！”
練習參考答案：
①A②C③C④B⑤D
