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43 You've lost
43 你輸了
On her return from flying a kite, little Darley, aged eight, was pulled onto her Daddy's knee and informed that the fairies of that day brought a big surprise—a little baby brother. She seemed glad, and presently said, “Will you give me a stamp, Daddy? I want to write and tell Brother Tom.”
八歲的小多莉放風箏回到家，被爸爸拉過來坐在膝蓋上，告訴她哪天的仙女給他們帶來了一個大大的驚喜——一個新生的小弟弟。她看起來很高興，馬上說：“爸爸，你能不能給我一張郵票？我要寫信告訴哥哥湯姆?！?/p>
The father was touched by this, and provided the little girl with the materials to write a letter to her brother, who was away at school. She took a bottle of soda from the fridge and went to her own room. Later, curious to know how she would tell the news, her father took an opportunity to read what she had written. He received something of a shock on reading the following:
父親被這話感動了，他為小姑娘備齊了給她住在學校里的哥哥寫信所需的各種用具。小多莉從冰箱里拿了瓶汽水就進了自己的房間。后來，爸爸很想知道她是怎么告訴哥哥這個消息的，就找了個機會讀了小多莉寫的信。在讀到下面這兩行字時，他差點兒驚呆了：
"Dear Tom,
“親愛的湯姆：
It's come off today. You've lost. It's a boy. So you owe me a squirrel doll."
今天結果出來了，你輸了；是個男孩。所以你欠我一只玩具松鼠?！?/p>
