【生词预览】

transplant移植，perform进行

【笑话原文】

A Brain Transplant

The Brain Surgeon was about to perform a brain transplant. “You have your choice of two brains,” he told the patient, “For $1000 you can have the brain of a psychologist, or for $10,000 you can have the brain of a politician.”

The patient was amazed at the huge difference in price. “Is the brain of a politician that much better?” He asked.

The Brain Surgeon replied, “No, it’s not better, just unused.”

【中文译文】

政治家的大脑

一个外科医生正要作一个脑移植手术。
你可以从两个脑子中选一个给你。医生告诉病人，一个心理学家的大脑1000美元，一个政治家的大脑10000美元。
病人很惊讶二者之间这样大的差别，政治家的大脑好一些吗？他问。
医生说：不是好一些，只是没有用过。

【词汇讲解】

1.transplant移植。也可以指“迁移”： A group of farmers were transplanted to the island by the government.一批农民被政府迁到这个岛上居住。

2.surgeon外科医生。内科医生是internist。

3.perform进行。也有“执行”的意思： He always performs his duties faithfully.他一贯忠实地履行自己的职责。

4.politician政客。 You need to be a bit of a politician to succeed.
你要获得成功, 就需要有一点政客的手腕。

5.amaze 使惊奇。Your knowledge amazes me.你丰富的知识令我吃惊。

6.unused没用过的。也有“不习惯的”的意思：He had grown unused to this sort of attention.他已经开始不习惯这样的关注。