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 There is a job available in the small New Zealand town of Tokoroa, but no one wants it. The job is for a doctor and it pays US$265,000 a year. For the lucky doctor who takes the job, there is no night work, no weekend work, and house prices in the area are low. Also, he or she would work just four days a week and get 12 weeks' annual1 holiday. The town's current2 doctor Alan Kenny is leaving and cannot find anyone to replace him. He has been looking for a replacement3 for two years but has had no success. Four medical recruitment companies also failed to find a replacement. Dr4 Kenny thinks the problem is that the job is in the countryside and everyone wants to live and work in the big cities.

 
It is not only New Zealand that has problems trying to get doctors to live in rural5 areas. It is also a problem in many other countries too. Last year, Dr Kenny had to cancel a family holiday because he could not find anyone to replace him. Dr Kenny is from the UK and has been a doctor in Tokoroa for 30 years. He said he has a great lifestyle and he wouldn't swap6 it for city life. At the age of 61, he wants to retire and pass his patients on to someone younger. He told a local newspaper that his job keeps him busy all day and that he loves his work. He is worried about how he can find a new doctor. He said: "I would like to stay but I hit my head against a brick7 wall trying to attract doctors."
 
 
 

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1 annual AMhys     
adj.每年的；一年的；（植物）一年生的 n.年刊；一年生植物
参考例句：
  • It's an annual report.这是年度报告。
  • The kind of plant is a hardy annual.这种植物是耐寒的一年生植物。
2 current YYezN     
n.涌流，趋势，电流，水流，气流；adj.当前的，通用的，流通的，现在的，草写的，最近的
参考例句：
  • Electric current is often powerful enough to kill a man.电流常强得足以致命。
  • There is a story about her in the current number.最近一期上有关于她的故事。
3 replacement UVxxM     
n.取代，替换，交换；替代品，代用品
参考例句：
  • We are hard put to find a replacement for our assistant.我们很难找到一个人来代替我们的助手。
  • They put all the students through the replacement examination.他们让所有的学生参加分班考试。
4 Dr euozHa     
n.医生，大夫；博士(缩)（= Doctor）
参考例句：
  • Dr.Williams instructs us in botany.威廉博士教我们植物学。
  • The ward of the hospital is in the charge of Dr.Green.医院的这间病房由格林医生负责。
5 rural OC8za     
adj.乡下的，田园的，乡村风味的
参考例句：
  • He lived a rural life.他过着田园生活。
  • We left the city for a rural home.我们离开城市，去农村安家。
6 swap crnwE     
n.交换；vt.交换，用...作交易
参考例句：
  • I will swap you my bicycle for your radio.我想拿我的自行车换你的收音机。
  • This comic was a swap that I got from Nick.这本漫画书是我从尼克那里换来的。
7 brick 3sQzu     
n.砖；vt.用砖砌，用砖堵住
参考例句：
  • She stared blankly at the brick wall in front of her.她面无表情地瞪着面前的砖墙。
  • I bought a brick of ice cream for my daughter.我给女儿买了块冰砖。

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