[J-213] The Peasant Doctor
当医生的农夫
A
peasant often beat his wife. In order to repay him for his beatings, his wife
told a lie to two royal messengers: “My husband is a marvelous physician. He can treat
any patient in any case.” The peasant was consequently brought to the
court to remove a fishbone from the throat of a prince. There awkwardly the
peasant could only make funny faces before he did anything. His funny faces,
however, caused the prince to laugh the bone out. This marvelous treatment
brought the peasant such fame that he was soon beset by multitudes who wished
treatment. Facing the difficult situation, the peasant said to all the
comers: “Sorry,
the only way I can cure you is to burn the greatest sufferer among you.” Hearing this, all of the patients
declared themselves well.
[译注]
有位农夫常打他太太。为了要回报他的毒打，他的太太对两位皇家的使者撒了谎说：「我丈夫是个神奇的医生，他能治疗任何病人任何病情。」那农夫于是被带到宫中去移除某王子喉胧中的鱼骨头。那农夫在那里别别扭扭的，不能做任何事，只能扮一些可笑的鬼脸。不过，他那些可笑的鬼脸却使得王子笑到鱼骨头跑出来。这个神奇的治疗给那农夫带来了名声，以致于他立刻被想治疗的群众给围困了。面对那困难的处境，那农夫对所有的来人说：「对不起，我能治好你们的唯一方法是火烧你们之中病情最严重的人。」听到这话时，所有的病人都宣称他们身体好好的。
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A
peasant often ____ his wife. In order to re____ him for his beatings, his
wife told a ____ to two royal messengers: “My husband is a m_____ physician. He can
____ any patient in any case.” The peasant was con_____ brought to the court to
re____ a fishbone from the throat of a prince. There aw_____ the peasant
could only ____ funny faces before he did anything. His funny faces, however,
caused the prince to laugh the bone ____. This marvelous treatment brought
the peasant ____ fame that he was soon be____ by multitudes who wished
treatment. Facing the difficult situation, the peasant said to all the
c_____: “Sorry,
the only way I can c____ you is to burn the greatest s_____ among you.” Hearing this, all of the patients
declared _____ well.