A surprise
一个惊喜
Last Friday my dad came home from work and said that he had a surprise for us.
上周五我爸爸下班回家说他有个惊喜要给我们。
We tried to guess what the surprise might be.
我们试着猜出惊喜是什么。
My brother guessed that we were going out for dinner.
我哥哥猜我们要出去吃饭。
My dad said “no.”
我爸爸说“不是”。
My other brother asked if my father had tickets to a hockey game.
我的另一个哥哥问我父亲是不是有曲棍球比赛的门票。
My dad said “no.”
我爸爸说“不是”。
My sister asked if we were going on a trip.
我姐姐问我们是不是要去旅行。
My dad said “no.”
我爸爸说“不是”。
My mother knew what the surprise was, so she just stood and smiled at us.
我妈妈知道惊喜是什么，所以她只是站在那里对我们微笑。
I guessed that we might be getting a swimming pool.
我猜我们可能会有一个游泳池。
My dad said “no.”
我爸爸说“不是”。
We were getting very frustrated trying to guess what the surprise might be.
我们非常沮丧地试图猜测惊喜是什么。
My brother asked how big the surprise was.
我哥哥问这个惊喜有多大。
My dad said that the surprise was quite small.
我爸爸说这个惊喜很小。
We were not sure what the surprise could be.
我们不确定会有什么惊喜。
“Will we all like it?” I asked.
“我们都喜欢吗？”我问。
“Yes” my dad replied.
“是的，”我爸爸回答道。
Every one of you will love this surprise.
你们每个人都会喜欢这个惊喜。
We heard a noise.
我们听到一种声音。
It was a crying noise.
那是一种哭声。
“Your surprise wants to see you,” my dad said.
“你的惊喜是想见你，”我爸爸说。
He opened the door to the bedroom, and a tiny puppy came running out.
他打开卧室的门，一只小狗跑了出来。
We were all very excited.
我们都非常兴奋。
Our surprise was a puppy.
我们的惊喜是一只小狗。
It was a little baby spaniel.
那是一只小猎犬。
The puppy loved all of us.
小狗爱我们大家。
She ran around and licked all of our faces.
她跑来跑去，舔了我们所有的脸。
We had always wanted a dog.
我们一直想要一只狗。
We take turns feeding the puppy and taking her out for walks.
我们轮流喂小狗，带她出去散步。
She is growing quickly and will soon be an adult dog.
她长得很快，很快就会成为一只成年狗。
We all agree that the puppy was the nicest surprise that my dad could have given us.
我们都认为这只小狗是我们爸爸给我们的最好的惊喜。
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