55. life after death p.376

a 34-year-old married man who died recently had no children. when he died, his wife was not pregnant, either. but now that he's dead, he has a chance of becoming a father. how's that possible？本资料来源于贵-州-学-习-网 外语园地生活英语 WWW.GZU521.COM

after a man dies, his sperm remains alive for some time. in this case, the woman asked doctors to remove the sperm from her husband's body and store it in a sperm bank. now, she can have the baby that she has wanted for a long time. she says it's as if her husband would come back to life again when the child is born. if that is so, wouldn't that make her husband her son？

spinster 老处女（不雅）

she is married to sb. 不用married with 或说：she married sb. mary and i got married.

be thoughtful of sb 体谅

she is expecting（or pregnant）。怀孕了

when is your baby due？ 什么时候出生？due 到期 when is your check due？

one egg or one sperm 通常复数sperms testicle（s） 睾丸 wonb 子宫

remain/be/keep alive alive不能用在名词前

image bank sperm bank

don't spoil your image here. 损害形象

the food has spoiled. the food has gotten bad.

the boy seemed to have drownd, but later he came bach to life. 苏醒过来

now that 既然, 引导现在时或现在完成时

when you study english, you must be very dilegent. dilegent（重音第一音节）