住院的病人09

“‘I confess that I was very much surprised at it,’ said I.

“‘Well, the fact is,’ he remarked, ‘that when I recover from these attacks  my mind is always very clouded as to all that has gone before. I woke up in a  strange room, as it seemed to me, and made my way out into the street in a sort  of dazed way when you were absent.’

“‘And I,’ said the son, ‘seeing my father pass the door of the waiting-room,  naturally thought that the consultation¹ had come to an end. It was not until we  had reached home that I began to realize the true state of affairs.’

“‘Well,’ said I, laughing, ‘there is no harm done except that you puzzled me  terribly; so if you, sir, would kindly² step into the waiting-room I shall be  happy to continue our consultation which was brought to so abrupt³ an ending.’

“‘我承认，我对这件事感到非常奇怪，’我说道。

“‘啊，情况是这样的，’他说，‘我每次清醒过来，对犯病时发生的一切事情，记忆总是 非常模糊的。我似乎觉得，我醒来时是在一间陌生的房子里，当你不在时，我便昏头昏脑地 起身出去，走到街上了。’

“‘我呢，’他儿子说道，‘看到我父亲从候诊室门口走过，自然想到已经诊治完了。直到 我们到了家，我才知道事情的真相。’

“‘好了，’我笑了笑，说道，‘除了你们使我感到惶惑不解之处，别的倒也没什么。所以 ，先生，如果你愿意到候诊室去的话，我很高兴再继续进行昨天突然中断的诊治。’

1 consultation   

n.咨询；商量；商议；会议

参考例句：

• The company has promised wide consultation on its expansion plans.该公司允诺就其扩展计划广泛征求意见。
• The scheme was developed in close consultation with the local community.该计划是在同当地社区密切磋商中逐渐形成的。

2 kindly   

adj.和蔼的，温和的，爽快的；adv.温和地，亲切地

参考例句：

• Her neighbours spoke of her as kindly and hospitable.她的邻居都说她和蔼可亲、热情好客。
• A shadow passed over the kindly face of the old woman.一道阴影掠过老太太慈祥的面孔。

3 abrupt   

adj.突然的，意外的；唐突的，鲁莽的

参考例句：

• The river takes an abrupt bend to the west.这河突然向西转弯。
• His abrupt reply hurt our feelings.他粗鲁的回答伤了我们的感情。