The Choice¹ of Word

　　One day, John was² back home after work. He found³ that his wife⁴ was shaking⁵ their daughter who was only half a year old. She said⁶ Da-Dy to the baby many times. John felt very happy because he thought⁷ his wife chose the word Dady to teach their baby.

　　During⁸ one night several⁹ weeks later¹⁰, John and his wife were waken¹¹ up by the cry Dady. His wife said to him, Darling¹², she is calling you. Then she turned to sleep.

选词

　　一天下班回家，约翰发现妻子在摇半岁的女儿，嘴里反复念道：“爸-爸。”约翰心里感到美滋滋的，他的妻子选择了“爸爸”这个词首先教孩子。

　　几周后的一天夜里，约翰和妻子被一阵哭声惊醒了，“爸-爸！”“她在叫你，亲爱的。”妻子说，然后翻身竟自睡了。