英语复述材料-第三辑lesson87

　　A man went to see his doctor one day because he was suffering¹ from pains in his stomach. After the doctor had examined² him careful, he said to him " well, there is nothing really wrong with you, I am glad to see. Your only trouble is that you worry too much. You know I have a man with the same trouble as you in here a few weeks ago, and I gave him the same advice as I am going to give you. He was worried because he couldn't pay his tailor³'s bills. I told him not to worry his head about the tailor anymore. He followed my advice, and when he came to see me again two days ago, and he told me that he now felt quite all right again." "Yes, I know all about that." answered the patient sadly⁴, "You see, I am that man's tailor."
Now answer these questions:
1. Why did the man go to see his doctor?
2. What did the doctor say about his health?
3. What advice had the doctor given to the previous⁵ patient?
4. Who was the previous patient?
5. What was the result of the doctor's advice to him?

1 suffering   

n.(肉体或内心的)痛苦；(常pl.)苦恼，折磨

参考例句：

• He's experienced a lot of suffering.他承受了许多煎熬。
• I hoped that this might end my suffering.我希望这会结束我的苦痛。

2 examined   

v.仔细检查( examine的过去式和过去分词 )；考试；审查

参考例句：

• The witness was cross-examined for over two hours. 那位证人被盘问了两个多小时。
• These ideas will be examined in more detail in Chapter 10. 这些观点将在第10章作更为详细的探讨。

3 tailor   

n.裁缝师，成衣匠；v.缝制，做裁缝，使...适应

参考例句：

• I want to go to the tailor's.我想到裁缝店去一趟。
• He's a well-known tailor.他是个有名的裁缝。

4 sadly   

adv.悲痛地，悲惨地，悲伤地

参考例句：

• She looked at him sadly.她难过地看着他。
• Sadly the good times aren't returning any time soon.遗憾的是，好时光不会很快就回来。

5 previous   

adj.早先的，前面的，过急的；adv.早先，前面；

参考例句：

• The teacher examined the students on the previous lesson.这位老师检查了学生们课前学习的情况。
• The year's harvest is better than any previous year's.今年的收成比以往哪年都好。