简单慢速英语阅读：Sick in the City

　　He was 58. He lost his job. A friend offered him a job in Miami. He found a nice apartment in Miami. He loved his new job. He loved Miami. Life was good. Then his friend's company went bankrupt¹. Life wasn't so good. He looked for work. But everyone was looking for work. There were plenty of workers. But there wasn't plenty of work. He was almost broke. He started coughing up blood. He went to a doctor. "You have lung² cancer," the doctor said. "You need treatment³." He told the doctor he was almost broke. He had no money for treatment, rent, or even food. The doctor said the government would pay for his treatment. The government would find him an apartment. The government would give him food stamps. Why have I worked so hard all my life, he wondered. I should have gone broke 30 years ago.

1 bankrupt   

n.破产者；adj.破产的；vt.使...破产

参考例句：

• That factory has gone bankrupt.那家工厂倒了。
• The enemy's scheme went bankrupt.敌人的计谋破产了。

2 lung   

n.肺，肺脏，空地

参考例句：

• Smoking has a great deal to do with lung cancer. 吸烟和肺癌有很大关系。
• Is there a connection between smoking and lung cancer?吸烟跟肺癌是否有关？

3 treatment   

n.治疗，疗法；对待，处理

参考例句：

• I don't want special treatment.我不要特别的待遇。
• If the water is pure,it will not need further treatment.如果水是纯的，它就不需要进一步的处理。