Then there was a faint cough from the nursery . Debra leaped out of bed, running past me down the hall to our baby's room. When she returned, she looked at me and said, What on earth are you doing on the floor?
Notes:
maternal adj.母性的
instinct n.本能
summon v.召唤；召集
attend（to）照顾；用心
trip over绊在某物上而跌跤；失足
crash v.猛跌或猛撞并带破碎声
nursery n.保育室
leap v.跳；跃
Exercises:
依据短文判断下列句子正（T）、（F）：
① Late one night, the husband was called to take care of one patient.
② The husband knocked something over on to the floor.
③ The husband hurt his own leg.
④ The wife didn't response although her husband made a loud noise.
⑤ The husband learned the true meaning of maternal instinct.
125.母性的本能
刚刚作了爸爸，我就非常快领会到母性本能的涵义了。一个深夜，医院召我去照应一位患者。我悄悄地在黑暗中起了床，但一只脚绊在一个玩具上，扑通一声摔在地板上。我倒在那里，揉着疼痛的腿，老婆毫无反应地继续睡着。
忽然，保育宣传来轻微的咳嗽声。戴博拉跃下床来，从我身边跑过，下了客厅到大家婴儿的房间。她返回来时，看了看我说：你到底在地板上做什么？
训练参考答案：
①T②F③T④T⑤T
