念音	[J-71]   Another Appendix 另一条盲肠 　    I am a doctor.  I often receive calls at midnight.  One night, a call roused me from my sweet sleep.  A familiar tone was saying, “Sorry to have disturbed you, but my wife may be suffering from appendicitis now.”  I remembered the caller and reminded him: “Are you sure?  Your wife had her appendix removed already a couple of years ago, didn't she?”  Then I added, with sarcasm, “Have you ever heard of a woman with two appendices?”  The man at the other end answered, “I haven't.  But I have often heard of divorces and remarriages.” 　 [译注] 我是医生。我常半夜接到电话。某晚，电话把我从甜美的睡眠中吵醒。熟悉的音调说着：「对不起，打扰了你，此时我太太可能罹患了盲肠炎。」我忆起了这打电话者而提醒他：「你确定吗？一两年前，你太太已经切除了盲肠，不是吗？」然后我补一句，带着嘲讽：「你曾听过女人有两条盲肠吗？」电话另一端的人回说：「我没听过，不过我常听到离婚和再婚。」 　 注： rouse (吵醒)， appendix (盲肠、附录)， appendicitis (盲肠炎)， remove (切除)， sarcasm (嘲讽)， divorce (离婚)。注意： appendix 的复数为appendices。 　 [复习填充]    I am a doctor. I often receive calls  midnight. One night, a call roused me  my sweet sleep. A familiar tone was saying, “Sorry to  disturbed you, but my wife may be suffering  appendicitis now.” I remembered the caller and reminded him: “Are you sure? Your wife had her appendix re  already a couple of years ago, didn't she?” Then I added, with sar , “Have you ever heard  a woman with two ap ?” The man at the other end answered, “I haven't. But I have often heard of di  and remarriages.”
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