亨利是個美國人,他到倫敦來度假。
One day he was not feeling well, so he went to the clerk at the desk of his hotel and said,"I want to see doctor. Can you give me the name of a good one?"
有一天他感到身體不舒服,于是走到旅館服務臺對服務員說:“我想看病,你能給我推薦一位好醫(yī)生嗎?”
The clerk looked in a book and then said , "Dr. Kenneth Grey , 61010."
服務員查閱了一下本子,然后說:“肯尼思·格雷醫(yī)生,61010。"
Henry said,"Thank yon very much. Is he expensive?"
亨利說:“非常感謝,他收費貴嗎?”
"Well, "the clerk answered, "he always charges his patients two pounds for their first visit to him, and one pound and 50 pennies for later visits."
“喔,”服務員回答說:“他對初診患者收費兩英鎊,復診收費一點五英鎊。”
Henry decided to save 50 pennies, so when he went to see the doctor, he said,"I've come again,doctor."
亨利想節(jié)省五十便士,所以他去看病時對醫(yī)生說:“我又來了,醫(yī)生。”
For a few seconds the doctor looked at his face carefully without saying anything.
醫(yī)生仔細端詳著他的面孔,幾秒鐘沒說話。
Then he nodded and said,"Oh,yes. "He examined him and then said, "Everything's going as it should do. Just continue with the medicine I gave you last time."
然后點點頭說:“哦,是的。”給他做完檢查以后,醫(yī)生說:“病情發(fā)展正常。繼續(xù)服用上次我給你開的藥吧。”