英语幽默精读【55】The Mistaken Father

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　　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.弄错了的
　　（2） direct v.批示方向；指点
　　（3） maternity n.（医院）产科病房
　　（4） nap v.小睡；打盹
　　（5） startle v.使惊奇

　　※ Exercises

　　根据短文选择正确答案：

　　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.

　　※ 译文

糊涂父亲

　　我们孩子出世的那天早晨，我丈夫由于受误导跑到了产科病区的另一位产妇那里。他弯下腰，给了那位正背对着他小睡的产妇一个长吻。那位产妇发现是位陌生人，惊跳起来。但她还没来得及张口，我丈夫便微笑着说：“真想不到生个孩子能使你变化如此之大！”

　　※ 练习参考答案

　　①A②C③C④B⑤D

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