英语小达人 171 I Can't See

 　　I Can't See

　　我看不见

　　An Irishman was once serving in a regiment¹ in India. He did not like the climate there and decided² to think out a trick by which he could get homw. He went to the doctor and said to him, "my eyesight is very bad. Can you help me?"

　　一个爱尔兰人曾在印度的一个团里服役。他不喜欢那里的气候，决定耍个花招，那样他就能回家了。他来到医生那里说：“我的视力很差，你能帮帮我吗？”

　　The doctor looked at him for a while and then asked, "Well, but how can you prove to me that your eyesight is bad?"

　　医生看了他一会儿，问道：“哦，那么你怎么证明你的视力不好呢？”

　　The Irishman looked about the room and at last said, "Well, doctor, can you see that nail on the wall?"

　　爱尔兰人四处看了看屋子，最后说道：“行，医生，你看到墙上的钉子了吗？”

　　"Yes." Replied the doctor.

　　“是的。”医生回答。

　　"Well then," said the Irishman, "and I can't."

　　“那么，”爱尔兰人说，“我看不见。”

1 regiment   

n.团，多数，管理；v.组织，编成团，统制

参考例句：

• As he hated army life,he decide to desert his regiment.因为他嫌恶军队生活，所以他决心背弃自己所在的那个团。
• They reformed a division into a regiment.他们将一个师整编成为一个团。

2 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。