The Doctor's Advice
醫囑
Once, an old gentleman went to see a doctor. The doctor examined him and said:"Medicine won't help you. You must have a complete rest. Go to a quiet country place for a month, go to bed early, drink milk, walk a lot, and smoke just one cigar a day."
從前,一位老紳士去看醫生。醫生做完檢查,說道:“藥物對您沒用。您得完全休息。到安靜的鄉間去住上一個月,早點睡,喝牛奶,多散步,一天就抽一支雪茄。”
"Thank you very much," said the old gentleman, "I shall do everything you say."
“多謝?!崩霞澥空f,“我會照你說的做?!?/div>
A month later the gentleman came to the doctor again. "How do you do!" said the doctor, "I am very glad to see you. You look much younger."
一個月后,老紳士又來到醫生這里?!澳茫 贬t生說,“很高興見到您。您顯得年輕多了?!?/div>
"Oh, doctor," said the gentleman, "I feel quite well now. I had a good rest. I went to bed early, I drank a lot of milk, I walked a lot. Your advice certainly helped me. But you told me to smoke one cigar a day, and that one cigar a day almost killed me at first. It's no joke to start smoking at my age."
“啊,醫生,”紳士說,“我現在感覺很不錯。我休息得很好。睡得早,喝了很多牛奶,散步也很多。你的建議的確對我起了作用??赡銓ξ艺f,每天吸一支雪茄,一開始真要了我的命。我這把年紀了,學著抽雪茄可不是開玩笑的事?!?