英语小达人 172 Is He a Good Doctor

 　　Is He a Good Doctor

　　他是个好医生吗

　　An American visiting a remote¹ area² in South America became³ sick. "I have to see a doctor," he told a local⁴. "How can I know which doctor is a good one?"

　　一个在南美洲比较偏僻的地方旅游的美国人生病了。“我要看医生。”他告诉一个当地人，“我怎么知道哪个医生是个好医生呢？”

　　"It's easy," was⁵ the reply⁶. "Every time a doctor loses⁷ a patient⁸, it's our law⁹ that he must fly a balloon¹⁰ above his office."

　　“很简单，”当地人回答，“按照我们当地的规矩，每次医生治死一个病人，他必须在诊所上空放一个气球。”

　　So the American began his search¹¹. One doctor flew¹² 20 ballons, another 30. Finally¹³ the American found¹⁴ an office that was flying only five, and he went in.

　　于是美国人开始寻找。一个医生放了20个气球，另一个30个。最后，他终于找到了一家只有5个气球的诊所，就进去了。

　　"You will have to wait," the doctor told him. "For someone¹⁵ who only started practice¹⁶ yesterday, I've been very busy."

　　“你要等一会。”医生告诉他，“我昨天才刚刚开始行医，我一直很忙。”

1 remote   

adj.遥远的，僻远的；细微的，稀少的，漠然的

参考例句：

• I'm afraid your chances of success are rather remote.我担心你成功的机会极小。
• The thing happened in the remote past.这件事发生在遥远的过去。

2 area   

n.地区，区域，面积，方面

参考例句：

• John is the london area manager.约翰是伦敦地区经理。
• The farm covers a large area.这农场面积很大。

3 became   

v.(become的过去式)成为

参考例句：

• He became a doctor at the age of 27.他27岁时成了一名医生。
• He became a millionaire when he was still young.他还年轻时就成了百万富翁。

4 local   

adj.地方性的，当地的，局部的；乡土的；本地的；n.当地居民，本地新闻

参考例句：

• She is a local girl.她是个本地姑娘。
• He reports for a local newspaper.他担任一家地方报纸的记者。

5 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。

6 reply   

n./v.回答，答复

参考例句：

• He did not reply to her question right away.他没有马上回答她的问题。
• We wait on your reply to our letter.我们等着你们的回信。

7 loses   

v.遗失，失去( lose的第三人称单数 )；（使）失去（所需要的东西，尤指钱）；（因事故、年老、死亡等）损失；浪费

参考例句：

• While climbing up the stairs the old man always loses his breath. 那老人上楼时总是气喘吁吁的。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• When a body is immersed in a fluid, it apparently loses weight. 身体浸入水中就会明显减轻重量。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 patient   

n.病人；adj.有耐心的，能容忍的

参考例句：

• The doctor told the patient that he was in good way.大夫对病人说，他的病情已在好转。
• We must be patient with children.我们对孩子要耐心。

9 law   

n.法(律，规，学)；律师业；规律，定律

参考例句：

• He went to the school of law for three years.他在法学院读了三年。
• The new law will reduce pollution of the rivers.这条新法律将会减轻河流污染。

10 balloon   

n.气球

参考例句：

• The balloon rose up slowly in the sky.气球冉冉升上天空。
• This is a hot air balloon.这是一个热气球。

11 search   

n.搜寻，探究；v.搜寻，探求，调查

参考例句：

• Did you search all over?你整个都搜查过了吗？
• After a long search,they found the lost child.经过很长时间的寻找，他们发现了这个走失的小孩。

12 flew   

vbl.fly的过去式

参考例句：

• She flew from New York to London.她从纽约乘飞机到伦敦。
• The birds flew away.鸟儿飞走了。

13 finally   

adv.最后地；最终

参考例句：

• We can finally take a rest.总算是可以休息了。
• Finally,they won the game.结果他们打赢了。

14 found   

v.建立，创立，创办；vbl.(find的过去分词)找到

参考例句：

• I found him at home.我发现他在家。
• The United Nations was found in 1945.联合国于1945年成立。

15 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。

16 practice   

n.练习，实行，习惯；v.练习，实习，开业

参考例句：

• I need to practice more.我要多加练习。
• Knowledge comes from practice.知识来自于实践。