The Older One当哥哥的喜与忧

玉兰

一天， 小兔邦尼在吃早餐时不小心把糖浆洒到了桌子上，妈妈告诉他下次要小心一些。而妹妹把煎饼扣在头上，妈妈只是开怀大笑。午餐时间，邦尼忍不住打了个嗝，爸爸问邦尼：“你该说什么？”邦尼连忙道歉。可是，妹妹打了三次嗝，爸爸就像没听到似的。邦尼心想：“有时候，做哥哥并不好。”晚饭过后，妹妹该睡觉了。邦尼还有很多时间可以玩。邦尼心想：“有时候，做哥哥也挺好的！”

One morning， Little Bunny accidentally spilled pancake syrup on the table. Mama said，“Try to be more careful， Little Bunny.”

When little Bunny burped during lunch， Papa said， “What do you say， Little Bunny？”

“Excuse me，” said Little Bunny.

But after lunch， when Baby Bunny burped three times， Papa didnt even notice！

Sometimes its no fun being the older one， thought Little Bunny.

After supper， Mama lifted Baby Bunny from her high chair. “Bedtime， Baby Bunny，” said Mama.

“Good night， Baby Bunny，” said Little Bunny， giving his little sister a big kiss.

But Little Bunny had lots of time before he had to go to bed.

He played with his cars and trucks.

Then Papa and Little Bunny read his favorite book.

And he still had time to color in his coloring book.

Little Bunny thought， Sometimes， its nice to be the older one.

accidentally /??ksI?dent?lI/ adv.一不小心

spill /spIl/ v.使溢出 pancake /?p?nkeIk/ n.薄餅

syrup /?sIr?p/ n.糖浆 careful /?ke?f（?）l/ adj.小心的

plop /pl?p/ v.扑通落下 simply /?sImplI/ adv.仅仅

burp /b?∶p/ v.打嗝 notice /?n??tIs/ v.注意到

think /θ??k/ v.想（过去式：thought） lift /lIft/ v.举起

亲子阅读小提示：

随着中国生育政策的全面放开，有两个孩子的家庭越来越多。对于家里的第一个孩子来说，如果有了弟弟或妹妹，会担心自己失去爸爸妈妈的爱，担心原本属于自己的东西被分享，担心父母对自己的要求高于弟弟妹妹，等等，因而拒绝改变原有的生活秩序。家里的老大可能会因此变得敏感、情绪不稳定。家长应当在日常生活中关注孩子的心理状态，积极沟通，及时疏导，引导孩子学会接纳家庭新成员，快乐地面对生活带来的变化。家长可以尝试用多种积极的方法鼓励兄弟姐妹相处，让孩子体验拥有兄弟姐妹的幸福和做哥哥姐姐的责任与荣耀。