I was sitting in the waiting room of the hospital after my wife had gone into  labor  when the nurse walked out and said to a man sitting there, "Congratulations sir, you're the new father of twins!"

　　The man replied,   "How about that!  I work for the Minnesota Twins  baseball team." About an hour later, the same nurse entered the waiting room and announced that Mrs. Smith had just had triplets.

　　Mr. Smith stood up and said, "Well, how do you like that, I work for 3M!"

　　When the nurse appeared next, she told the third man that his wife had given birth to quadruplets.

　　"That's amazing! I work for the Four Seasons Hotel!"

　　At this point the gentleman sitting next to me let out a little strangled gasp  and  hurriedly got  up,  obviously  distraught.   When I asked him if he was okay, he explained,   "I think I need a breath of fresh air." 　  The man continued,   " I'm  the casting director  for   101 Dalmatians."

Key  words：

labor　（n.）分娩

twins　（n.）雙胞胎

Minnesota Twins　（n.）指明尼蘇達州雙子城：聖保羅（St. Paul）、明尼亞波里斯（Minneapolis）

triplets　（n.）三胞胎

3M　（n.）製造膠帶及各種辦公用品的公司

quadruplets　（n.）四胞胎

Four Seasons Hotel　（n.）四季飯店；著名的五星級飯店

distraught　（adj.）煩惱的

101 Dalmatians　（n.）電影「一○一忠狗」