John is a classmate of mine. He hates school. He is always looking for excuses not to go to school. He spends more time at home than at school. On the days he has to go to school, he looks for excuses to come home early.
One day he came back home from school in the middle of the day .
His father was surprised .“You're home early. Is the school closed today?”
“No, Dad,”John said.“It's open. I came home early.”
“How could you do that? What did you say to the teacher?”
“I told her that I had a new baby brother and that I had to go back home and help you.”
“But your mother has had twins ,”his father said.“You've got a baby brother and a baby sister.”
“Yes, I know, Dad,”John said.“I'm saving up my baby sister for next week.”
-excuse ［ɪk'skju:s ］ n. 借口，辩解
-spend ［spend ］ vt. 花（时间等）
-surprised ［sə'praɪzd ］ adj. 感到惊讶的；感觉意外的
-baby ［'beɪbi ］ n. 婴儿，宝宝
-twin ［twɪn ］ n. 双胞胎之一
in the middle of the day 中午
save up 留着，保留
离校休假
约翰是我的同班同学。他讨厌上学，总是找借口不去上学。他待在家里的时间比在学校的时间多。在他不得不去学校的日子里，他就找借口早早儿回家。
一天，他中午就回到家里。
他爸爸很惊讶，“你这么早就回家啦，今天学校放假关门了吗？”
“没哩，爸爸，”约翰说。“还没放学，我提早回来啦。”
“你怎么能提前回来呢？你怎么跟老师说的？”
“我跟她说我家里新生了一个小弟弟，我得回家帮你。”
“可你妈妈生了一对双胞胎，”他爸爸说。“你有一个小弟弟和一个小妹妹。”
“是啊，爸爸，我知道，”约翰说。“我要留到下个星期再说妈妈生了个小妹妹。”