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Lesson 31
Text A
A Difficult Customer
Dolores works in a shop selling gramophone1 records. One afternoon a middle-aged2 woman came in, sat on a stool3 in front of the counter, and smiled at her brightly.
"I want a record, dear," she began. "One I heard on the radios this morning. "
"What was the record called?" Dolores asked, without much hope. The woman shook her head.
"I don't remember. I should know it if I. heard it , though. Perhaps if you play me a few records, I shall be able to pick it out. "
She settled herself more comfortably on her stool.
"We have hundreds of records in stock, " Dolores pointed4 out. "It would take a very long time to play you even a little of each. Could you hum it to me?"
The woman shook her head again. "I can't even sing the National Anthem5 in tune6. We should only get into a complete muddle7 if I were to start humming. " She looked quite depressed8, as if this reminder9 of her own lack of musical ability were the last straw. Then suddenly her face brightened.
"I've just remembered something," she said. "It comes from a play. There's a girl who speaks very badly, if you see what I mean. But after a time she learns to talk well.Some thing about --- what do you call it? Phonetics."
This was enough for Dolores. "If you ask me, it's from 'My Fair Iady',?quot;" she said.
"That's it, dear. If you'd thought of it soonerr, we wouldn't have wasted so much time. I suppose you are new to the job."
TextB
That Hurts a Iot
Malc went to the Casualty10 Department of the hospital There he was examincd by the doctor.
DOCTOR: Right. Just take off your jacket and shirt. And lie down on that bed over there...
That's right... Now, just hold up your right arm, will you?... Does this hurt?
MALC: No.
DOCTOR: And this?
MALC: Yes. . . a bit. . . ouch !
DOCTOR: And do you feel anything when I do this?
MALC: Yes , that hurts quite a lot.
DOCTOR: And you don't feel any 'pain anywhere else? In you legs , for example?
MALC: NO, nothing.
DOCTOR: Well , it's probably nothing serious. But I think we'd better have that shoulderX-rayed. We can't do the until the morning, though. So it'd be better if yo stayedin hospital for the night. . .
Question Text B
7. Read the following dialogue once. Underline the key words while reading and retell to your partner the dialogue in your own words.
At the Doctor's
Doctor Good morning. How are you?
Patient I'm very worried , doctorDoctor Oh? What are you worried about?
Patient I'm afraid that I'm very ill.
Doctor I'm sorry to hear that. Why do you think so?
Patient Because I feel tired all the time, even when I wake up in the morning. I findit very difficult to do any work. I have no appetite. My wife cooks medeliciousmeals but I can only eat a little.
Doctor How do you sleep?
Patient Very badly, doctor.
Doctor Do you find it difficult to get to sleep, or do you wake up early?
Patient Both, doctor. I never get to sleep until two o'clock and I always wake up atfive.
Doctor Are you worricd about anything?
Patient Well , yes , I am. 1'm worried about my work. I've just taken a new job. I earna lot of money but it's difficult work. I'm always afraid of making a mistake.
Doctor I see. please take off your shirt and lie down on the couch11.
Patient Yes, doctor.(The doctor examines the patient )Doctor Well, there's nothing very much wrong with you, I'm glad to say. You're workingtoo hard and worrying too much.Do you take much exercise?
Patient No, doctor. I never have enough time for exercise. I start work very early inthe morning and finish late in the evening. Then I can't get to sleep. Canyou give me some medicine to help me to sleep?
Doctor I can , but I'm not going to. You don't need medicine. You need advice. Don'twork so hard. Too much work is bad for you. Don't worry about your work.
It's silly to worry. Take regular exercise.
Patient But I may lose my job, doctor! It's hard to get a job like mine.
Doctor Then get an easier one, even if you earn less money. Which would you ratherhave, health or wealth?
Patient You're right, doctor. It's more important to be healthy than wealthy. I'llchange my job. I'm grateful for your advice.
Doctor Come and see me again in a month's time. I think you'll be a different man!
1 gramophone | |
n.留声机,唱机 | |
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2 middle-aged | |
adj.中年的 | |
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3 stool | |
n.凳子;粪便;根株;v.长出新枝,排便 | |
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4 pointed | |
adj.尖的,直截了当的 | |
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5 anthem | |
n.圣歌,赞美诗,颂歌 | |
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6 tune | |
n.调子;和谐,协调;v.调音,调节,调整 | |
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7 muddle | |
n.困惑,混浊状态;vt.使混乱,使糊涂,使惊呆;vi.胡乱应付,混乱 | |
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adj.沮丧的,抑郁的,不景气的,萧条的 | |
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9 reminder | |
n.提醒物,纪念品;暗示,提示 | |
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10 casualty | |
n.严重伤亡事故,伤亡人员,受害者 | |
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11 couch | |
n.睡椅,长沙发椅;vt.表达,隐含 | |
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