英語小達(dá)人每天10分鐘 5 Who's Got Brains?
單元 5 誰有腦子?
In the hospital, where their family member laygravely ill, the relatives gathered in the waiting room. Finally, the doctor came in looking tired andsomber.
家屬全部聚集在醫(yī)院的等候室，守著他們病重的家人。最后，醫(yī)生帶著疲倦而嚴(yán)峻的面容出現(xiàn)了。“恐怕有壞消息要告訴你們。他邊說邊環(huán)視”著眾人擔(dān)憂的臉龐：
"The only hope left for your loved one at this time is a brain transplant.It's an experimental procedure, risky, and you will have to pay for the brain yourselves."
“到了這個(gè)地步，你們親愛的家人唯一的希望就是進(jìn)行大腦移植，但這項(xiàng)手術(shù)還在實(shí)驗(yàn)階段，風(fēng)險(xiǎn)很大，而且腦袋的錢你們得自行負(fù)擔(dān)。”
The family members sat silent as they absorbed the news.At length, someone asked, "Well, how much does a brain cost?"
聽到這個(gè)消息，家屬全都靜靜地坐著。最后有人問道：“那么，一顆腦袋要多少錢?”
The doctor quicklyresponded, "$2,000 for a female brain, and $5,000 for a male brain."
醫(yī)生很快回答：“女人的腦袋一顆2000 元，男人的腦袋一顆5000 元。”
The moment turned awkward. Men in the room tried not to smile, avoiding eye contact with the women, but some actually smirked.
氣氛變得很尷尬。等候室的男性家屬忍住不笑，避免接觸到女性家屬的眼神，但還是有些人不太自然地在偷笑。
A girl, unable to control her curiosity, blurted out the question everyone wanted to ask, "Why is the male brain so much more?"
有個(gè)女孩控制不了好奇心，大家都想問的問題被她一下子脫口而出："男人的腦袋為什么貴那么多?”
The doctor smiled at her childish innocence and then to the entire group said,"It's a standard pricing procedure. We have to mark the female brains down, because they've been used."
“這是標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的定價(jià)方式。我們不得不調(diào)降女人腦袋的價(jià)格，是因?yàn)樗鼈円恢倍荚谑褂谩?rdquo;醫(yī)生對(duì)她的赤子之心報(bào)以微笑，接著對(duì)全部的人說道：“這是標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的定價(jià)方式。我們不得不調(diào)降女人腦袋的價(jià)格，是因?yàn)樗鼈円恢倍荚谑褂谩?rdquo;
