Choice of Counsellors

    Bianque，a famous physician，came to see King Wu of the state of Qin．The King told the doctor about his disease and Bianque was ready to give him a treatment．The ministers at the king's side said to him，“Sire，your malady¹ is in front of your ears and below your eyes．Even with treatment it might not be cured and very likely you will lose your hearing and your sight．”
    The king related these words to Bianque．Bianque was enraged² and threw down the stone needle which he used for giving treatments．“Sire，you discuss your illness with one who knows how to effecta cure but you allow those who know nothing about medicine to spoil the whole thing．If the state of Qin is governed in this way，then one such mistake on your part is enough to bring down the state．”
    Exercises：
    判断对（T）、错（F）：
    ①Bianque was a famous physician．②The ministers at the king's side told something against Bianque．③Bianque was so angry that he decided³ not to cure King Wu of the state of Qin．

1 malady   

n.病，疾病(通常做比喻)

参考例句：

• There is no specific remedy for the malady.没有医治这种病的特效药。
• They are managing to control the malady into a small range.他们设法将疾病控制在小范围之内。

2 enraged   

使暴怒( enrage的过去式和过去分词 )； 歜； 激愤

参考例句：

• I was enraged to find they had disobeyed my orders. 发现他们违抗了我的命令，我极为恼火。
• The judge was enraged and stroke the table for several times. 大法官被气得连连拍案。

3 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。