英语幽默【1】Youve Lost

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1．You've Lost
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0 r" [# i0 z/ y; D  l" u  A; SOn 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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7 v( ?; Q' H8 p“Will you give me a stamp，daddy？I want to write and tell brother Tom．”

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：
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“Dear Tom，
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“It's come off today．You've lost；it's a boy．”

1．你输了
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$ V' U& S2 o9 l3 J6 L3 x# n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：

  I3 x6 _4 O+ Z& i) o$ G) I“爸爸，你能不能给我一张邮票？我要写信告诉汤姆哥哥。”
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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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2 `% k+ O* h: r) M“亲爱的汤姆：
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/ h5 o' r. f8 s“今天结果出来了，你输了；是个男孩。”

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