原版英语小短文 164. It's a Boy!

　　Sasha was pregnant¹ with her second child. She and her husband knew it was a boy. Their first child was a girl. Pauline was four years old. She was excited about her new baby brother. She was going to help feed him. She was going to help dress him. She was going to help bathe him. "I'll teach him how to talk," she said. "I'll teach him how to walk. I'll teach him how to read my books." Sasha went to the hospital. She gave birth to a healthy baby boy. Then she got sick. It was an infection². Her body was attacking itself. The doctors had to act fast. They amputated her legs. Then they amputated her arms. They saved her life. She was grateful³. She had her husband. She had her daughter. She had her new son. "I'm alive," she said. "I'm so happy just to be alive!"

1 pregnant   

adj.怀孕的，怀胎的

参考例句：

• She is a pregnant woman.她是一名孕妇。
• She is pregnant with her first child.她怀了第一胎。

2 infection   

n.传染，影响，传染病

参考例句：

• He is suffering from a virus infection.他受到病毒感染。
• White blood cells fight infection.白血球抵抗感染。

3 grateful   

adj.感谢的，感激的，受欢迎的，表示谢意的

参考例句：

• If you will help us, we shall be very grateful.如果你愿意帮助我们，我们会很感激你。
• He closed his letter with expression of grateful thanks.他在那封信的结尾表达了自己的感激之情。