英文短篇故事（纽约）347 Fine, but not Dandy

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 　　He arrived at Bellevue Hospital. He went to the second floor—Primary Care for Adults. He told the clerk at 2C that he had a 2:20 appointment. He gave her his hospital card. "That'll be $20," she said. He paid her. She gave him a receipt. "Take this to 2D," she said. He gave the receipt to the clerk at 2D. He found a seat next to another elderly man. After reading two magazines, he heard his name called. He followed the young woman into a small room. She asked him to step on a scale. She recorded his weight. She asked him to sit down. She put a blood pressure cuff¹ on his right arm. She started the machine. The cuff tightened², and then loosened. She took it off. She said, "125 over 85." He said, "That's fine, isn't it?" She said, "Yes, it's fine for someone your age."