1. The new baby

Mr. and Mrs. Taylor had a seven-year-old boy named Pat.Now Mrs. Taylor was expecting1 another child. Pat had seen babies in other people's houses and had not liked them very much, so he was not delighted2 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 arrival3.

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 another house now, because the new baby's coming, his mother answered.

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

Notes:

1. expect 期待

2. delighted 高兴的

3. arrival 到达

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，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：“宝贝出生后，我们的房子就太小，不够住了。”帕特恰好在这个时候走进屋，问道：“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。”

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美国大多数家庭都有两个或两个以上的孩子。孩子长大以后大都离开家庭自立门户，当然大的家族几世同堂住在一栋别墅或农庄或城堡中的也不罕见。