原版英语小短文 43. Tired All the Time

　　She was 40. She was tired. She felt tired all the time. She went to the doctor. The doctor asked, "What's the matter? What's your problem?" She said, "I'm tired. I feel tired all the time." The doctor examined¹ her. The doctor asked her a lot of questions. The doctor asked for a blood sample². He took some blood from her arm. The doctor asked for a urine sample. He told her to pee in a cup. A week later, the doctor called her. He said, "Your samples³ are okay. There is nothing wrong with you. You are tired because you don't exercise. You need to exercise. Take a walk every day. Ride a bike every day. Walk up stairs every day. If you exercise, you won't feel tired." She didn't believe her doctor. She didn't exercise. If I exercise, she thought, I will feel even more tired.

1 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。

2 sample   

n.标本，样品，例子；vt.取样，采样，抽取...的样品，试验的一部分，尝试

参考例句：

• She made us sample her cooking.她让我们品尝她做的饭菜。
• Show me a sample,please.请拿一个样品给我看看。

3 samples   

n.样品( sample的名词复数 )；（作为标准或代表的）样品；（化验的）取样；（抽查的）样本

参考例句：

• The salesman brought some samples of his firm's products. 推销员带来了一些他公司的产品货样。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Many people have written into us asking for samples. 许多人来信索取样品。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》