英语小达人 216 The New Doctor

 　　The New Doctor

　　新来的医生

　　A woman went to doctor's office. She was seen by one of the new doctors, but after about 5 minutes in the examination room, she burst out, screaming as she ran down the hall. An older doctor stopped and asked her what the problem was, and she explained. He had her sit down and relax in another room.

　　一个女人去看病。一个新来的医生为她诊察，可是进了诊疗室大约5分钟之后，她就尖叫着冲到大厅里。一位老医生撞拦住她问明情况，安排她坐到另一个房间里休息。

　　The older doctor marched back to the first and demanded, "What's the matter with you? Mrs. Johnson is 67 years old, she has three grown children and eight grandchildren, and you told her she was pregnant¹?"

　　然后老医生大步走到新医生面前质问道：“你有什么毛病没有？约翰逊夫人67岁了，有三个成年子女和八个孙辈。而你竟然对她说她怀孕了？”

　　The new doctor smiled smugly as he continued to write on his clipboard.

　　新医生一边继续填写自己的诊疗记录，一边洋洋得意地笑着说——

　　"Cured her hiccups² though, didn't it?"

　　“不管怎么样，我治好了她的打嗝，不是吗？”

　　重点讲解：

　　1. burst out

　　突然…起来；突然出现；突然发生；

　　eg. The class burst out laughing.

　　全班突然大笑起来。

　　eg. Then war burst out.

　　战争突然爆发。

　　2. have sb. do sth.

　　劝说；让；命令某人做某事；

　　eg. If you happen to talk to him, have him call me.

　　如果你碰巧能和他说话，让他给我打个电话。

　　eg. The bridge is not as impressive as some guides would have you believe.

　　这座大桥并不像有些导游说的那么雄伟。

　　3. continue to do sth.

　　继续；持续做某事；

　　eg. I hope they continue to fight for equal justice after I'm gone.

　　我希望我走了以后他们能继续为司法公正而战。

　　eg. Interest rates continue to fall.

　　利率持续下调。

1 pregnant   

adj.怀孕的，怀胎的

参考例句：

• She is a pregnant woman.她是一名孕妇。
• She is pregnant with her first child.她怀了第一胎。

2 hiccups   

n.嗝( hiccup的名词复数 )；连续地打嗝；暂时性的小问题；短暂的停顿v.嗝( hiccup的第三人称单数 )；连续地打嗝；暂时性的小问题；短暂的停顿

参考例句：

• I cannot find a rhyme to "hiccups". 我不能找到和hiccups同韵的词。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Can we rhyme 'hiccups'with 'pick-ups'? 我们能把‘hiccups’同‘pick－ups’放在一起押韵吗？ 来自辞典例句