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No. 178
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Medical Story Show
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I got a pulse.
有脉搏了
Yeah, but no surgery today.
是 但今天做不成手术了
How're you doing? Okay.
你好吗 还行
Great. I'm doing good too.
很好 我也不错
I get to knock off an hour early today. You know why?
我今天可以提前一小时下班 知道为啥吗
Because I kissed my boss's ass. Do you ever do that?
因为我拍了我老板的马屁 用过这招吗
I think she just said yes
我想她同意我早下班
'cause she wants to reinforce that behavior.
是因为她想强化我的拍马屁行为
Wants me to kiss a lot of other people's ass
希望我多拍拍别人的马屁
like she wants me to kiss yours.
比方说拍你马屁
What would you want?
给你选择 你会要哪种
A doctor who holds your hand while you die
在弥留之际握住你的手的医生
or a doctor who ignores you while you get better?
还是不理睬你却能让你好转的医生呢
I guess it would particularly suck
我猜要是摊上个在你快死的时候
to have a doctor who ignores you while you die.
对你不理不睬的医生一定相当郁闷
I should go.
我还是走吧
You think it's gonna come out on its own?
你以为那玩意儿自己会出来
Are we talking bigger than a breadbasket?
不会是比胃还严重吧
Because, actually, it will come out on its own.
因为实际来讲 是会自己跑出来的
Which for small stuff is no problem.
东西不大的话没什么问题
It's wrapped up in a nice, soft package, and plop.
被软绵绵的漂亮东西包裹着 扑通一声
Big stuff, you're gonna rip something
东西大的话 你要拽一拽才能出来
which, speaking medically
从医学角度讲
is when the fun stops. How did you
就比较无趣了 你怎么知道...
You've been here half an hour
你在这儿半个钟头了
you haven't sat down. That tells me its location.
坐都不坐一下 说明是某个特殊位置
You haven't told me what it is.
你到现在还没告诉我是什么
That tells me it's humiliating.
说明是个丢人的事
You have a little birdie carved on your arm.
你手臂上有个小鸟纹身
That tells me you have a high tolerance for humiliation.
这说明你对丢人有高度忍受能力
So I figure it's not hemorrhoids.
所以我估计不是痔疮
I've been a doctor 20 years. You're not gonna surprise me.
我行医二十年了 不会被你吓到的
It's an MP3 player.
是个MP3
Is it Is it because of the size, or the shape
你是 你是因为它大小正好 形状适合
or is it the pounding bass line?
还是重低音效果好
What are we gonna do?
我们要怎么办
I'm gonna wait. For what?
我打算等 等什么
——From《House M.D》
重点词汇（Vocabulary）
1.knock off 停工2.breadbasket [ˈbredbæskɪt] n. 胃3.wrapped up 结束；包起来；全神贯注于4.plop [plɑːp] n. （物体落入水的）扑通声；掉下的声音；v. 扑通落下；扑通一声把……放入（尤指液体）；重重地坐下，躺下；adv. 扑通一声地5.rip [rɪp] v. （使）撕裂，（使）划破；迅速扯开；拽6.humiliating [hjuːˈmɪlieɪtɪŋ] adj. 丢脸的；羞辱性的7.birdie [ˈbɜːrdi] n. 小鸟8.hemorrhoids [ˈhemərɔɪdz] n. 痔疮；痔疾9.pounding [ˈpaʊndɪŋ] n. 重击；重击声10. bass [beɪs; bæs] n. 男低音歌手；低音，低音部；adj. 低音的，低声调的
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