一对年轻夫妇有个儿子, 已经四岁了, 还没有开品說话, 他們对此深感焦虑．他們带他去找专家诊治, 但医生們总觉得他没有毛病．后來有一天早上吃早餐时, 那孩子突然开口了: ＂妈妈, 面包烤焦了．＂

　　＂你說话了!你說话了!＂他母亲叫了起來．＂我太高兴了!但为什么花了這么长的时间呢？＂

　　＂哦, 在這之前, ＂那男孩說, ＂一切都很正常．＂

　　Things Have Been Okay

　　A young couple were becoming anxious about their four-year-old son, who had not yet talked. They took him to specialists, but the doctors found nothing wrong with him. Then one morning at breakfast the boy suddenly blurted, ＂Mom, the toast is burned.＂

　　＂You talked! You talked!＂ Shouted his mother. ＂I'm so happy! But why has it taked this long?＂

　　＂Well, up till now,＂ Said the boy, ＂things have been okay.＂