Two Babies原版英文小故事內容：

She wanted to have two babies—one boy and one girl. She wanted to have the boy first and the girl a year later2. That way they could3 grow up together. He said4 that was5 okay6 with him. She said, "What do you mean, 'okay'? It shouldn't be 'okay' with you. You should say that you want two babies just as1 much as I do. If you don't want two babies as much as I do, then forget it."

He asked, "Forget it? You mean that we won't have two babies unless7 I really want to have two babies?"

She said, "Yes, that's right. If you don't really want two babies, then we won't have two babies."

"Okay," he said, "then let's not have two babies."

"Are you sure about that?" she asked.

He nodded8 his head, "Yes, I'm sure. We can't afford9 even10 one baby."

"Okay," she said. "Goodbye."

"What do you mean, 'goodbye'?" he asked.

She told him she was going11 to leave him. She was going to find a man who wanted to have two babies with her. He told her that he was just kidding—of course12 he really wanted to have two babies with her.

"Too late," she said. "You already13 told me how you really feel."

1 as conj.按照;如同

參考例句：

He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅館找到了當服務生的工作。

In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅館里，這些老人和往常一樣喝個不停。

2 later adv.過后，后來;adj.以后的，更后的，較晚的

參考例句：

He didn't turn up until half an hour later.半小時后他才出現。

This part of the hospital was built on later.醫院的這個部分是后來增建的。

3 could v.能，可能(can的過去式);aux.v.(can的過去式)能;可以

參考例句：

Could I open the window?我可以打開窗子嗎?

I could wait ten minutes.我可以等十分鐘。

4 said v.動詞say的過去式、過去分詞

參考例句：

He said to me that he could not come.他對我說他不能來。

He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他對他的母親說他將自己獨立做那件事。

5 was v.(is,am的過去式)是，在

參考例句：

He said he was right.他說他是正確的。

He was cold and hungry.他又冷又餓。

6 Okay (=okey，O.K.)adj./adv.好，行，不錯;n.同意

參考例句：

The play is okay,but I still prefer the book.戲還可以，可我仍愿讀原著。

Is it okay with you if I borrow this book?我借這本書你不在意吧?

7 unless conj.如果不，除非

參考例句：

You will fail unless you work hard.如果你不積極工作，就會失敗。

Don't ask me to explain unless you really don't understand.不要叫我解釋，除非你真的不懂。

8 nodded v.點頭( nod的過去式和過去分詞 );打盹;打瞌睡;點頭致意

參考例句：

He nodded absently, his attention absorbed by the screen. 他專心注視著屏幕，只是心不在焉地點了點頭。

She nodded her head in agreement. 她點頭表示同意。

9 afford vt.提供，負擔得起的(后果，損失等)，給予

參考例句：

At last they could afford a house.他們終于買得起房子了。

I'll afford you a chance.我將給你提供一個機會。

10 even adj.平坦的，偶數的，相等的;adv.甚至，恰好，正當

參考例句：

It was cold yesterday,but it's even colder today. 昨天冷，今天更冷了。

He's the best teacher even though he has the least experience.盡管他經驗最少，但教得最好。

11 going n.去，離去，地面(或道路)的狀況，工作情況;(復數形式)goings: 行為;adj.進行中的，流行的，現存的

參考例句：

We're going to listen to a report this afternoon. 今天下午我們要去聽報告。

He hates leaving the office and going on holiday.他不愿離開辦公室去度假。

12 course n.課程，講座，過程，路線，一道(菜)

參考例句：

The college course was then cut to three years.大學學制那時縮短到三年。

Of course,I don't always sleep in the afternoons.當然，我并不總是在下午睡覺。

13 already adv.已經

參考例句：

We have eaten already.我們已經吃過了。

I've been there already,so I don't want to go again.我早已去過那里了，所以我不想再去了。