英语幽默【1】Youve Lost

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1．You've Lost
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On her return from school，little Dolly，aged ten，was pulled on to her Daddy's knee，and informed that the fairies had that day brought a big surprise a little baby brother．She see med glad，and presently said：
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“Will you give me a stamp，daddy？I want to write and tell brother Tom．”
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. M3 v. f! f' K! g+ l" C4 N3 ^& ]The father was touched by this，and provided the little lass with the materials to write a letter to her brother，who was away at school．Later，curious to know how she would tell the news，he took an opportunity to read what she had writen．He received something of a shock on reading the following：

" R5 H4 H$ e/ q4 A0 T) \“Dear Tom，

5 W' f% O5 W) [% m0 A. \“It's come off today．You've lost；it's a boy．”
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1．你输了
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放学回到家里，十岁的小多莉被拉过来坐在她爸爸的膝上，她被告知那天仙女们带来了一个大大的惊奇——一个婴儿小弟弟。她似乎很高兴，马上说：

. M1 L# Y: Q5 i' I% ~1 w“爸爸，你能不能给我一张邮票？我要写信告诉汤姆哥哥。”

父亲被这话感动了，他为小姑娘提供了给她哥哥写信所需的各种用具，她的哥哥住在学校里。后来，想知道她是怎么报告这个消息的，他找机会读了她写的信。在读到下面这两行字时，他差点儿惊呆了：

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; `: P  V) f# r/ p  S: ]4 [5 ]“今天结果出来了，你输了；是个男孩。”

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