英语小达人 167 The Doctor's Advice

 　　The Doctor's Advice

　　医嘱

　　Once, an old gentleman went to see a doctor. The doctor examined¹ him and said:"Medicine won't help you. You must have a complete rest. Go to a quiet country place for a month, go to bed early, drink milk, walk a lot, and smoke just one cigar² a day."

　　从前，一位老绅士去看医生。医生做完检查，说道：“药物对您没用。您得完全休息。到安静的乡间去住上一个月，早点睡，喝牛奶，多散步，一天就抽一支雪茄。”

　　"Thank you very much," said the old gentleman, "I shall³ do everything you say."

　　“多谢。”老绅士说，“我会照你说的做。”

　　A month later the gentleman came to the doctor again. "How do you do!" said the doctor, "I am very glad to see you. You look much younger."

　　一个月后，老绅士又来到医生这里。“您好！”医生说，“很高兴见到您。您显得年轻多了。”

　　"Oh, doctor," said the gentleman, "I feel quite well now. I had a good rest. I went to bed early, I drank a lot of milk, I walked a lot. Your advice certainly helped me. But you told me to smoke one cigar a day, and that one cigar a day almost killed me at first. It's no joke to start smoking⁴ at my age."

　　“啊，医生，”绅士说，“我现在感觉很不错。我休息得很好。睡得早，喝了很多牛奶，散步也很多。你的建议的确对我起了作用。可你对我说，每天吸一支雪茄，一开始真要了我的命。我这把年纪了，学着抽雪茄可不是开玩笑的事。”

1 examined   

v.仔细检查( examine的过去式和过去分词 )；考试；审查

参考例句：

• The witness was cross-examined for over two hours. 那位证人被盘问了两个多小时。
• These ideas will be examined in more detail in Chapter 10. 这些观点将在第10章作更为详细的探讨。

2 cigar   

n.雪茄烟，叶卷烟

参考例句：

• I like to smoke a big cigar every now and then.我喜欢不时地抽一支大雪茄。
• Have you ever smoked a cigar?你抽过雪茄烟吗？

3 shall   

v.aux.（主要用于第一人称）将

参考例句：

• I shall always love you.我将永远爱你。
• Which club shall we join?我们要参加哪个社团？

4 smoking   

n.吸烟，抽烟；冒烟

参考例句：

• He was wise to give up smoking.他戒烟是明智的。
• He has decided to cut out smoking and drinking.他已决心戒烟、戒酒。