英语小达人 293 God Will Pay the Bill

 　　God Will Pay the Bill

　　上帝会付账

　　A man was brought to the hospital, and taken quickly in for emergency surgery. The operation went well, and as the groggy¹ man regained² consciousness, he was reassured³ by a Sister of Mercy, who was waiting by his bed.

　　一个人进了医院后立刻就被送去做急诊手术。手术一切正常，当他从昏昏沉沉中醒来时，一个修女正在床边照顾他。

　　"Mr. Smith, you're going to be just fine," said the nun⁴, gently patting his hand. "We do need to know, however, how you intend to pay for your stay here. Are you covered by insurance?"

　　“史密斯先生，你会好起来的，”修女轻轻地拍着他的手说，“但是，我们现在要知道，你准备怎么支付这里的医疗费用。你上保险了吗？”

　　"No, I'm not," the man whispered hoarsely⁵.

　　“不，我没上保险，”他用嘶哑的嗓音低声说道。

　　"Can you pay in cash?" persisted the nun.

　　“那么你能用现金支付吗？”修女接着问。

　　"I'm afraid I cannot, Sister."

　　“我恐怕不能，修女。”

　　"Well, do you have any close relatives?" the nun essayed.

　　“那么，你有近亲吗？”修女继续问道。

　　"Just my sister in New York," he volunteered. "But she's a spinster nun."

　　“只有一个妹妹在纽约，”他说，“可她是个老处女修女。”

　　"Oh, I must correct you, Mr. Smith. Nuns⁶ are not 'spinsters'; they are married to God."

　　“噢，史密斯先生，我一定得更正你，修女不是‘老处女’，她们是嫁给了上帝。”

　　"Really...wonderful," said Smith. "In that case, you can send the bill to my brother-in-law!"

　　“是吗……这太棒了，”史密斯说，“如果是那样的话，你们可以把账单寄给我妹夫！”

　　重点讲解：

　　1. go well

　　进展顺利；

　　eg. If you could bring forward any evidence, all would go well.

　　如果你能拿出证据来，一切就解决了。

　　eg. Things didn't go well for us at first, but everything is fine now.

　　我们起初不很顺利，现一切都好了。

　　2. intend to do sth.

　　想要；打算；计划做某事；

　　eg. She intends to do A levels and go to university.

　　她计划先参加高级考试，然后去读大学。

　　eg. I intend to forgive him.

　　我打算原谅他。

　　3. in that case

　　那样的话；在那种情况下；

　　eg. Perhaps you've some doubts about the attack. In that case it may interest you to know that Miss Woods witnessed it.

　　你也许对这起袭击还有些怀疑。那么如果我告诉你伍兹小姐亲眼目睹了这起事件，你可能会感兴趣。

　　eg. In that case, we won't wait any longer.

　　那我们就不再等了。

1 groggy   

adj.体弱的；不稳的

参考例句：

• The attack of flu left her feeling very groggy.她患流感后非常虚弱。
• She was groggy from surgery.她手术后的的情况依然很不稳定。

2 regained   

复得( regain的过去式和过去分词 )； 赢回； 重回； 复至某地

参考例句：

• The majority of the people in the world have regained their liberty. 世界上大多数人已重获自由。
• She hesitated briefly but quickly regained her poise. 她犹豫片刻，但很快恢复了镇静。

3 reassured   

adj.使消除疑虑的；使放心的v.再保证，恢复信心( reassure的过去式和过去分词)

参考例句：

• The captain's confidence during the storm reassured the passengers. 在风暴中船长的信念使旅客们恢复了信心。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• The doctor reassured the old lady. 医生叫那位老妇人放心。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 nun   

n.修女，尼姑

参考例句：

• I can't believe that the famous singer has become a nun.我无法相信那个著名的歌星已做了修女。
• She shaved her head and became a nun.她削发为尼。

5 hoarsely   

adv.嘶哑地

参考例句：

• "Excuse me," he said hoarsely. “对不起。”他用嘶哑的嗓子说。
• Jerry hoarsely professed himself at Miss Pross's service. 杰瑞嘶声嘶气地表示愿为普洛丝小姐效劳。 来自英汉文学 - 双城记

6 nuns   

n.（通常指基督教的）修女， （佛教的）尼姑( nun的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Ah Q had always had the greatest contempt for such people as little nuns. 小尼姑之流是阿Q本来视如草芥的。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Nuns are under vows of poverty, chastity and obedience. 修女须立誓保持清贫、贞洁、顺从。 来自辞典例句