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1、英語名人家書之弗吉爾·湯姆森(英漢對照讀物)VirgilThomsontoHisSister（RubyGleason）CambridgeAugust26，1920DearSister，Thenewsofthestork'svisitisthemostexcitementIhavehadyet．ItisexactlywhatIhadhopedwouldhappenforalongtime，becauseIthinkachildinthefamilywilldousallgood．Ofcourseit'sdifficultandexpensiv
2、eanddangerous，butwemustn'tbeafraidofthingslikethat．Afamilythatdoesn'tgothroughthemandriskthingsisdecayed．Thereisnowayofprotectingourselvesfromlifethatisn'tstupid，andtheonlywaytobesomebodyistodoalltheimportantthingsanddothemwithgusto．Togetmarriedwithouthavingchildrenisrathe
3、rbeggingthequestion，Ithink，side-steppingthemainissue．Iamgladthefamilyisn'tdelaying，andIhopewhenyoucanaffordittherewillbeoneortwomore．Ihopeitisasquallinglustyboywithdarkredhairandfreckles．Iftheothersweren'tpleasedattheprospect，itwasclumsynottosayso．ButIsupposewearenothingif
4、notfrankinthefamily．Motherhasalwayshadtheideathattherewassomethingabitvulgarabouthavingababy，asifthebestpeopledidn'tdoit，whereasthe“bestpeople”areexactlytheoneswhostillhavefamiliesofeightandten，whilethemiddleclassesnowadaysaregettingselfishandtimorousandeitherhavenochildre
5、natallorelsedevotethemselvestoonespoiledbaby．I'llbetRoyisglad．Bytheway，youmustnotletthefamilyin，Besureandgoouteverydaytoexercise，clearuptilltheconfinement，andgointhemotorallyoucan．Alsopleasedon'teconomize．Iinsistonyourgoingtoahospitalandhavinganurseforthefirstfewmonths．Any
6、thingelseisnotsafe．Pleasetellthefamilytheydeserveagoodspankingfornotwantingtotellme（whichwouldhavebeenoutrageous）andforbeingselfishandstupidintheirattitude．Ifyouarenottoobusywithsewingandthings，I'dlovethelusterchina．AndI'dlikeitassoonasIcanhaveit．I'dlikesomecupsandplatesan
7、dateasetwithathick，squattypot．Ifyouhavetobuyanyofthechina，I'llpayforit．Alittlebowlorsowouldbeusefulifyouhaveonearound．Ijustcamedownthismorning．Theboattripyesterdayafternoonwasverylovely．Sunnyandcoolandabrilliant，Mediterraneanblue，aswecamethroughalltheislandsandthoroughfare
8、sonthecoast．IhadagreatvacationandI'vegainedmanypounds．Lotsofloveandbecareful，Virgil弗吉爾·湯姆
