The Doctor's Advice
医嘱
Once, an old gentleman went to see a doctor. The doctor examined him and said:"Medicine won't help you. You must have a complete rest. Go to a quiet country place for a month, go to bed early, drink milk, walk a lot, and smoke just one cigar a day."
从前，一位老绅士去看医生。医生做完检查，说道：“药物对您没用。您得完全休息。到安静的乡间去住上一个月，早点睡，喝牛奶，多散步，一天就抽一支雪茄。”
"Thank you very much," said the old gentleman, "I shall do everything you say."
“多谢。”老绅士说，“我会照你说的做。”
A month later the gentleman came to the doctor again. "How do you do!" said the doctor, "I am very glad to see you. You look much younger."
一个月后，老绅士又来到医生这里。“您好！”医生说，“很高兴见到您。您显得年轻多了。”
"Oh, doctor," said the gentleman, "I feel quite well now. I had a good rest. I went to bed early, I drank a lot of milk, I walked a lot. Your advice certainly helped me. But you told me to smoke one cigar a day, and that one cigar a day almost killed me at first. It's no joke to start smoking at my age."
“啊，医生，”绅士说，“我现在感觉很不错。我休息得很好。睡得早，喝了很多牛奶，散步也很多。你的建议的确对我起了作用。可你对我说，每天吸一支雪茄，一开始真要了我的命。我这把年纪了，学着抽雪茄可不是开玩笑的事。”