20. Coffee Problem

时间：2005-08-11 16:00:00

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　　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。

练习参考答案：

　　① At the doctor's office.

　　② He had⁷ a stabbing pain in the eye.

　　③ The right eye.

　　④ The doctor told him to take the spoon out of the cup every time he had a cup of coffee.

　　⑤ No.

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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》

7 had
vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有
参考例句：
I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！ The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。