Pregnant with my third child, I was stricken with a bout of morning sickness and lay down on the living-room couch to rest. Just then one of the workmen who was doing repairs in my house walked by and gave me a curious look. “Taking a little break,” I explained. “I'm in my first trimester.” “Really?” he said. “What's your major?”
我懷著第三個(gè)孩子,受到一陣晨吐的困擾,躺在客廳的大沙發(fā)上休息一下。就在這時(shí),一個(gè)在我家搞修理的工人從旁邊走過。他好奇地看了我一眼。我解釋說:“稍微休息一下,我是在trimester第一階段。”他說:“真的嗎?什么專業(yè)?”(trimester:一年三學(xué)期的一個(gè)學(xué)期,懷孕的三個(gè)階段)