A Small Surprise 小小的意外

Whenhiswifewasexpectingtheirthirdchild,afatherdecidedtotellhistwosons,agessevenandnine,thefactsoflife.Hecheckedoutseveralbooksfromthelibraryonhowparentsshouldapproachthesubject.Afterstumblingthroughanexplanation,hetookadeepbreath,andsaid,"Now,boys,doyouhaveanyquestions?"

"Yes,"theyoungerboyansweredimmediately.

"Goahead,"saidtheman,hisheartinhisthroat.

"Canwe,"hissonasked,"havenewbaseballgloves?"

当妻子要生第三胎时，父亲决定给分别已七岁和九岁的两个儿子讲关于性的知识。他从图书馆查出几本书，都是关于父母如何涉及这个话题的。在结结巴巴地解释一番后，他长出了一口气，然后说：“好了，孩子们，有什么问题吗?”

“有，”小儿子立即回答。“问吧，”爸爸说，心提到了嗓子眼儿。

“我们，”儿子问道，“可以得到新棒球手套了吗?”