听播客学英语 257 医生

 　　English children have hundreds of “Doctor, Doctor” jokes¹. These jokes all have the same form². Someone³ goes to the doctor and explains⁴ what is wrong with them, and the doctor replies⁵. Grown-ups think these jokes are dreadful⁶ – children love them. Here are three Doctor, Doctor jokes.

　　Doctor, Doctor I think I’m a dog.

　　How long have you felt like this ?

　　Ever⁷ since⁸ I was⁹ a puppy¹⁰ !

　　Doctor, Doctor I keep getting pains¹¹ in the eye when I drink coffee

　　Have you tried taking the spoon out ?

　　Doctor, Doctor I think I need glasses

　　You certainly¹² do, Sir, this is a Post Office.

1 jokes   

n.笑话，玩笑( joke的名词复数 )；可笑的人、事物、情形v.开玩笑( joke的第三人称单数 )；戏弄；闹着玩；说着玩

参考例句：

• They all guffawed at his jokes. 他们听了他的笑话都一阵狂笑。
• an inexhaustible supply of good jokes 讲不完的精彩笑话

2 form   

n.形式，形状，表格；v.形成，组成，建立

参考例句：

• It is an art form.它是一种艺术形式。
• My garden is in the form of a square.我的花园是方形的。

3 someone   

pron.某人，有人

参考例句：

• I can hear someone knocking.我听到有人敲门。
• Someone wants to see her.有人找她。

4 explains   

v.讲解，解释( explain的第三人称单数 )；说明…的原因，辩解；说明，解释，辩解

参考例句：

• She explains how she deals with on-air technical problems. 她解释了她是如何处理播放中的技术问题的。
• His extravagance explains why he is always in debt. 他挥霍无度，难怪总是欠债。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 replies   

n.回答，答复( reply的名词复数 )；反应；报复（行动）；[法律]答辩v.[法律]（原告对被告）答辩( reply的第三人称单数 )；反响；作答；（以行动）做出反应

参考例句：

• He would give only monosyllabic replies, such as "Yes" and "No". 他只肯给予极简短的回答，例如“是”和“否”。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• "Never mind, " he replies, "1'm not afraid of infection. “病有什么要紧呢，我是不怕传染的。” 来自汉英文学 - 中国现代小说

6 dreadful   

adj.糟透了的，极端的，可怕的，令人畏惧的

参考例句：

• I cannot imagine what to do in this dreadful situation.我不能想像在这么糟的情况下该怎么办。
• I must apologize for the dreadful mistake I made.我为我所犯的严重错误深表歉意。

7 ever   

adv.曾经；永远；不断地；在任何时候；究竟

参考例句：

• Have you ever been to hangzhou?你曾经去过杭州吗？
• I will be young and strong and beautiful for ever.我将永远年轻、强壮，永远漂亮。

8 since   

adv.后来；conj.既然，因为，自从；prep.自从

参考例句：

• He's been working in a bank since leaving school.自从毕业后，他就一直在一家银行工作。
• I have known him ever since I was a child.我自孩提时代起就已经认识他了。

9 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

10 puppy   

n.小狗，幼犬

参考例句：

• You must school your puppy to obey you.你要训练你的小狗服从你。
• Their lively puppy frisks all over the house.他们的小狗在屋里到处欢快地蹦跳。

11 pains   

n.麻烦，辛苦；痛苦( pain的名词复数 )；劳苦；令人厌烦的人[事物]；身体某部分的疼痛[不适]

参考例句：

• Eucalyptus oil is good for easing muscular aches and pains. 桉树油可以很好地缓解肌肉的疼痛。
• The disease typically manifests itself in a high fever and chest pains. 这种疾病的典型症状是发高烧和胸痛。

12 certainly   

adv.当然，无疑；一定，肯定，必定

参考例句：

• He is certainly a hero!他无疑是个英雄！
• Some people certainly think so.有些人肯定会这么认为。