23. A Bad Doctor

　　A man walked into a doctor's examining¹ room.

　　"Put out your tongue²," the doctor said³.

　　The man put out his tongue and the doctor said.

　　"0. K. You can put your tongue back now. " the doctor said. "it's clear⁴ what's wrong with you . You need more exercise."

　　"But, doctor, " the man said. "I don't think--"

　　" Don't tell I me what you think, " the doctor said 揑 am the doctor, not you. I know what you need. I see hundreds of people like you. None⁵ of them get any exercise. They sit in offices all day and in front of the television⁶ in the evening. What you need is to walk quickly for at least⁷ 20 minutes a day. "

　　"Doctor, you don't understand," the patient⁸ said "I -"

　　"I don't want to hear any excuses, " the doctor said. "You must find time for exercise. If you don't, you will get fat and have health⁹ problems¹⁰ when you are older. "

　　"But I walk every clay," the patient said.

　　"Oh, yes, and I know what kind of walking that is. You walk a few¹¹ feet to the train station from your house, a few more feet from the station to your office , and a few more feet from your office to a restaurant for lunch and back. That's not real¹² walking. I'm talking about a walk in the park for twenty minutes every day. "

　　Please  listen to me, doctor! " the patient shouted, getting angry with this doctor who thought¹³ he knew everything.

　　"I'm a mailman¹⁴," the patient went on, "and I walk for seven hours every day. "

　　For a moment the doctor was¹⁵ silent¹⁶, then he said quietly¹⁷, "Put your tongue out again, will you?"

Notes:

　　(1) examining room检查室

　　(2) mailman n.邮递员

Exercises:

根据短文选择正确答案：

　　① The first thing the doctor asked the man to do was to_____ .

　　A. walk to work

　　B. exercise

　　C. show him his tongue

　　D. see hundreds of other patients¹⁸

　　② The doctor would¹⁹ not_____ .

　　A. tell the patient what was wrong with him

　　B. let the patient speak

　　C. took²⁰ at the man's tongue

　　D. let the patient watch television

　　③ The doctor told the man that he____ .

　　A. should get more exercise

　　B. should stop making excuses

　　C. should watch more television

　　D. was already²¹ too fat

　　④ The doctor_____ .

　　A. gave²² him good advice²³

　　B. walked seven hours a day

　　C. was really a mailman

　　D. was wrong

　　⑤ So we can know _____.

　　A. the man was very lazy²⁴

　　B. the man should do more exercise

　　C. the doctor was very kind to the patient

　　D. the man was not a good and careful doctor

23.庸医

　　一人走进一家诊所。

　　“伸出舌头，”医生说。

　　那人伸出舌头，医生很快地看了一下。

　　“好了，把舌头缩回去吧。”医生说，“你的病因很明显。你需要更多的运动。”

　　“但是，医生，”那人说，“我不认为----”

　　“不要告诉我你认为怎么样，”医生说，“我是医生，不是你。我知道你需要什么。我看过数以百计的你这样的病人。他们没有一个人锻炼过。他们整天坐在办公室里，晚上就坐在电视机前。你所需要的是每天至少快跑20分钟。”

　　“医生，你不知道，”病人说，“我----”

　　“我不想听任何理由。”医生说，“你应该抽出时间来运动。如果你不锻炼，那么当你老的时候，你就会变得很胖，并且有健康问题。”

　　“但我每天都走路的，”病人说。

　　“喔，是的。我知道那是一种怎样的散步。你走几英尺的路，从家到火车站，又走几英尺从车站到办公室，然后走几英尺从办公室到餐馆去吃中饭再回来。那不是真正的散步。我所说的是每天在公园里散步20分钟。”

　　“请听我说，医生！”病人叫起来，对那位自以为什么都知道的医生很生气。

　　“我是一名邮递员，”病人接着说，“我每天得走7小时的路。”

　　医生闷在那里半天无语。然后他轻声地说：“再把你的舌头伸出来，行吗？”

练习参考答案：

①C②B③A④D⑤D

1 examining   

v.仔细检查( examine的现在分词 )；考试；审查

参考例句：

• They are examining the wall of my house for cracks. 他们正在检查我家的墙壁，寻找裂缝。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• She was at the table by the window, examining the camellia. 她在窗前的桌子旁审视着山茶花。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 tongue   

n.舌头，语言，口条，语言，说话方式；vt.舔，闲谈，斥责； vi.吹乐器

参考例句：

• I can hardly move my tongue.我舌头不太能动。
• The doctor looked at her tongue.医生诊看了她的舌头。

3 said   

v.动词say的过去式、过去分词

参考例句：

• He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
• He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。

4 clear   

vt.清除，扫清；adj.清晰的，明白的；晴朗的；清澈的，明亮的；畅通的，无阻的

参考例句：

• Clear the snow from the road.清除马路上的积雪。
• Is that clear to everyone?大家都明白了么？

5 none   

adv.一点也不；prep.没人，毫无；pron.没有人，没有任何东西

参考例句：

• Remember that none is perfect.记住没有任何人是完美的。
• There's almost none left.几乎一个没剩。

6 television   

n.电视(机) [=TV]

参考例句：

• Do you often watch television?你经常看电视吗？
• Please turn off the television.请把电视关上。

7 least   

adj.最小(少)的；adv.最少(小；不)；n.最小(少)

参考例句：

• He spends at least a part of his time in reading. 他至少有一部分空闲时间看书。
• The trip will take ten days,at least.这趟旅行顶少得10天时间。

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 health   

n.健康；健康状况

参考例句：

• Are you in good health?你的身体好吗？
• I wish you good health and a long life.祝您健康长寿。

10 problems   

n.问题( problem的名词复数 )；疑难问题；习题；思考题

参考例句：

• It was an action replay of the problems of his first marriage. 这是他第一次婚姻问题的重演。
• a few admin problems 一些行政问题

11 few   

adj.很少的，不多的，少数的；int.少数的

参考例句：

• There are few woods in that area.那个地区几乎没有森林。
• I have a few questions.我有些问题要问你。

12 real   

adj.真实的；非虚构的；真正的；非常的

参考例句：

• You know her real name?你知道她的真正名字？
• The real world does not look that way!现实世界不是这样的！

13 thought   

n.想法，思想，思维，思潮，关心，挂念；v.vbl.think的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• It was just a thought.这仅仅是一个想法。
• She thought he had a cold.她认为他感冒了。

14 mailman   

n.邮递员(现在常改称mail carrier)

参考例句：

• The mailman always comes at 9 o'clock.邮递员总是九点钟来。
• The mailman brought a small packet.邮差送来了一个小邮包。

15 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。

16 silent   

adj.安静的，不吵闹的，沉默的，无言的；n.(复数)默剧

参考例句：

• Immediately on his beginning to speak,everyone was silent.他一讲话，大家顿时安静下来。
• The boys looked at the conjuror in silent wonder. 孩子们目瞪口呆地看着那魔术师。

17 quietly   

adv.安静地，沉着地，稳地

参考例句：

• Winter has been come to quietly.冬天悄然地来了。
• You have to play quietly.你要安安静静地玩。

18 patients   

n.患者( patient的名词复数 )；接受治疗者；受动着；承受者

参考例句：

• This drug is contraindicated in patients with asthma. 这种药哮喘病人禁用。
• Patients were being discharged from the hospital too early. 病人都过早获准出院。

19 would   

aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会

参考例句：

• Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
• Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？

20 took   

vt.带，载(take的过去式)

参考例句：

• I took my dog for a walk along the river.我带着狗沿那条河散步。
• It took me about two hours to cook the meat.我花了大约两个小时来煮这些肉。

21 already   

adv.已经

参考例句：

• We have eaten already.我们已经吃过了。
• I've been there already,so I don't want to go again.我早已去过那里了，所以我不想再去了。

22 gave   

vbl.（give的过去式）给予，产生，发表

参考例句：

• He asked for money and I gave him some.他要钱，我给了他一些。
• I gave you a map so you wouldn't get lost. 我给你一张地图，这样你就不会迷路了。

23 advice   

n.忠告，建议，劝告

参考例句：

• After all my advice, he still went his own way.在我苦口婆心地相劝后，他仍然一意孤行。
• You should seek advice from your lawyer on this matter.你应该征求你的律师对这件事的意见。

24 lazy   

adj.懒惰的

参考例句：

• Lazy people seldom succeed.懒惰的人很少会成功。
• Don't be so lazy.不要这样懒惰。