小故事

Poor Snake
可怜的蛇
An old snake goes to see his doctor.
一只上了年纪的蛇去看医生。
"Doctor, I need something for my eyes, I can't see very well these days."
“医生，我该配副眼镜了，这段日子以来我一直看不清东西。”
The doctor fixes him up with a pair of glasses and tells him to return in 2 weeks.
医生给它配了一副眼镜，并让他两个星期后来复查。
The snake comes back in 2 weeks and tells the doctor he's very depressed.
两个星期后，老蛇又来了，它对医生说它很郁闷。
The doctor says, "What's the problem? Didn't the glasses help you?"
医生问：“怎么啦？眼镜的度数不对吗？”
"The glasses are fine doctor, but I just discovered I've been living with a water hose the past 2 years!"
“眼镜很好，医生，只是我才发现我和一根水管一起生活了两年！”

重点讲解

重点讲解：
1. fix sb. up with sth.
向…提供；为…准备；
eg. We'll fix him up with a tie.
我们将给他准备一条领带。
eg. He was fixed up with a job.
别人给他找了一份工作。
2. a pair of
双；对；副；
eg. This small animal has a pair of hazel eyes.
这只小动物有一双淡褐色的眼睛。
eg. How I wish for a pair of wings!
我多么希望有一双翅膀！
3. tell sb. to do sth.
叫；命令；吩咐；建议某人做某事；
eg. Tell him to wait for us at the gate.
让他在大门口等我们。
eg. He crooked a finger to tell us to go over to him.
他弯了弯手指，示意我们到他那儿去。