23. A Bad Doctor
时间：2019-01-04 作者：英语课 分类：英汉幽默故事选读
A man walked into a doctor's examining 1 room.
"Put out your tongue 2," the doctor said 3.
The man put out his tongue and the doctor said.
"0. K. You can put your tongue back now. " the doctor said. "it's clear 4 what's wrong with you . You need more exercise."
"But, doctor, " the man said. "I don't think--"
" Don't tell I me what you think, " the doctor said 揑 am the doctor, not you. I know what you need. I see hundreds of people like you. None 5 of them get any exercise. They sit in offices all day and in front of the television 6 in the evening. What you need is to walk quickly for at least 7 20 minutes a day. "
"Doctor, you don't understand," the patient 8 said "I -"
"I don't want to hear any excuses, " the doctor said. "You must find time for exercise. If you don't, you will get fat and have health 9 problems 10 when you are older. "
"But I walk every clay," the patient said.
"Oh, yes, and I know what kind of walking that is. You walk a few 11 feet to the train station from your house, a few more feet from the station to your office , and a few more feet from your office to a restaurant for lunch and back. That's not real 12 walking. I'm talking about a walk in the park for twenty minutes every day. "
Please listen to me, doctor! " the patient shouted, getting angry with this doctor who thought 13 he knew everything.
"I'm a mailman 14," the patient went on, "and I walk for seven hours every day. "
For a moment the doctor was 15 silent 16, then he said quietly 17, "Put your tongue out again, will you?"
Notes:
(1) examining room检查室
(2) mailman n.邮递员
Exercises:
根据短文选择正确答案：
① The first thing the doctor asked the man to do was to_____ .
A. walk to work
B. exercise
C. show him his tongue
D. see hundreds of other patients 18
② The doctor would 19 not_____ .
A. tell the patient what was wrong with him
B. let the patient speak
C. took 20 at the man's tongue
D. let the patient watch television
③ The doctor told the man that he____ .
A. should get more exercise
B. should stop making excuses
C. should watch more television
④ The doctor_____ .
B. walked seven hours a day
C. was really a mailman
D. was wrong
⑤ So we can know _____.
B. the man should do more exercise
C. the doctor was very kind to the patient
D. the man was not a good and careful doctor
23.庸医
一人走进一家诊所。
“伸出舌头，”医生说。
那人伸出舌头，医生很快地看了一下。
“好了，把舌头缩回去吧。”医生说，“你的病因很明显。你需要更多的运动。”
“但是，医生，”那人说，“我不认为----”
“不要告诉我你认为怎么样，”医生说，“我是医生，不是你。我知道你需要什么。我看过数以百计的你这样的病人。他们没有一个人锻炼过。他们整天坐在办公室里，晚上就坐在电视机前。你所需要的是每天至少快跑20分钟。”
“医生，你不知道，”病人说，“我----”
“我不想听任何理由。”医生说，“你应该抽出时间来运动。如果你不锻炼，那么当你老的时候，你就会变得很胖，并且有健康问题。”
“但我每天都走路的，”病人说。
“喔，是的。我知道那是一种怎样的散步。你走几英尺的路，从家到火车站，又走几英尺从车站到办公室，然后走几英尺从办公室到餐馆去吃中饭再回来。那不是真正的散步。我所说的是每天在公园里散步20分钟。”
“请听我说，医生！”病人叫起来，对那位自以为什么都知道的医生很生气。
“我是一名邮递员，”病人接着说，“我每天得走7小时的路。”
医生闷在那里半天无语。然后他轻声地说：“再把你的舌头伸出来，行吗？”
练习参考答案：
①C②B③A④D⑤D
- They are examining the wall of my house for cracks. 他们正在检查我家的墙壁，寻找裂缝。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- She was at the table by the window, examining the camellia. 她在窗前的桌子旁审视着山茶花。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- I can hardly move my tongue.我舌头不太能动。
- The doctor looked at her tongue.医生诊看了她的舌头。
- He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
- He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。
- Clear the snow from the road.清除马路上的积雪。
- Is that clear to everyone?大家都明白了么？
- Remember that none is perfect.记住没有任何人是完美的。
- There's almost none left.几乎一个没剩。
- Do you often watch television?你经常看电视吗？
- Please turn off the television.请把电视关上。
- He spends at least a part of his time in reading. 他至少有一部分空闲时间看书。
- The trip will take ten days,at least.这趟旅行顶少得10天时间。
- The doctor told the patient that he was in good way.大夫对病人说，他的病情已在好转。
- We must be patient with children.我们对孩子要耐心。
- It was an action replay of the problems of his first marriage. 这是他第一次婚姻问题的重演。
- a few admin problems 一些行政问题
- There are few woods in that area.那个地区几乎没有森林。
- I have a few questions.我有些问题要问你。
- You know her real name?你知道她的真正名字？
- The real world does not look that way!现实世界不是这样的！
- It was just a thought.这仅仅是一个想法。
- She thought he had a cold.她认为他感冒了。
- The mailman always comes at 9 o'clock.邮递员总是九点钟来。
- The mailman brought a small packet.邮差送来了一个小邮包。
- Immediately on his beginning to speak,everyone was silent.他一讲话，大家顿时安静下来。
- The boys looked at the conjuror in silent wonder. 孩子们目瞪口呆地看着那魔术师。
- Winter has been come to quietly.冬天悄然地来了。
- You have to play quietly.你要安安静静地玩。
- This drug is contraindicated in patients with asthma. 这种药哮喘病人禁用。
- Patients were being discharged from the hospital too early. 病人都过早获准出院。
- Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
- Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？
- I took my dog for a walk along the river.我带着狗沿那条河散步。
- It took me about two hours to cook the meat.我花了大约两个小时来煮这些肉。
- We have eaten already.我们已经吃过了。
- I've been there already,so I don't want to go again.我早已去过那里了，所以我不想再去了。
- He asked for money and I gave him some.他要钱，我给了他一些。
- I gave you a map so you wouldn't get lost. 我给你一张地图，这样你就不会迷路了。
- After all my advice, he still went his own way.在我苦口婆心地相劝后，他仍然一意孤行。
- You should seek advice from your lawyer on this matter.你应该征求你的律师对这件事的意见。