Coffee Problem

    A man was¹ at the doctor's office. "Every time I drink a cup of coffee, Doctor, I have a stabbing² pain³ in my right eye. What should I do?" he asked .
    "Take the spoon out of your cup. " answered the doctor.
    Notes:
    (1) stabbing adj.刺痛的(2) spoon n.匙子Exercises:
    根据短文回答下列问题：
    ① Where was the man?
    ② What problem⁴ did⁵ he have?
    ③ In which eye did he have the problem?
    ④ How did the doctor answer him?
    ⑤ Do you think the doctor was only joking⁶?
    20.咖啡问题 一位男子来到医生的办公室。“医生，每次我喝咖啡，我的右眼都有刺痛感。您说我该怎么办？”他问道。
    “把勺子从咖啡杯里拿出来。”医生回答说。

1 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。

2 stabbing   

n.用利器伤人

参考例句：

• A few searchlights went stabbing through the dusk and then faded. 几盏探照灯戳穿夜幕，接着又熄了。 来自演讲部分
• The red knife of light appeared stabbing the darkness through and through. 阳光象一柄红色利剑，刺透了一层层黑暗。

3 pain   

n.痛苦，疼，痛，劳苦，努力；vt.使痛苦；vi.作痛

参考例句：

• Bad teeth often cause pain. 坏牙常引起疼痛。
• The patient cried with pain. 那病人痛苦地哭喊。

4 problem   

n.问题；难题

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• This problem is too hard for me to solve.这个问题太难，我解决不了。

5 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

6 joking   

adj.开玩笑的；言归正传；说正经的；你一定是在开玩笑吧v.开玩笑( joke的现在分词 )；戏弄；闹着玩；说着玩

参考例句：

• His constant joking was beginning to annoy her. 他不停地开玩笑，已开始惹她生气。
• You may be joking but she's simple enough to believe you. 你也许是在开玩笑，但她却愚蠢得信以为真。 来自《简明英汉词典》