英文短篇故事（纽约）490 I Cried Because I Had No Shoes

 　　Gordon said, "My elbow's killing¹ me. I have tendinitis." Isaac said, "A friend of mine lost both his arms. He doesn't even have an elbow." Gordon said, "My back's killing me. I couldn't even get out of bed this morning." Isaac said, "A friend of mine is paralyzed from the neck down. He can't ever get out of bed." Gordon said, "My stomach's killing me. I've got indigestion really bad." Isaac said, "A friend of mine had bad indigestion. They removed most of his intestine². Now he carries a bag on his waist. You're a lot better off than my friend." Gordon said, "Yes, I'm a lot better off than all of your friends. So what?" Isaac said, "Well, knowing that should make you feel better." Gordon said, "Yes, it does, for about a whole second! But I'm still hurting. Knowing about their pain doesn't make my pain go away."

1 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

2 intestine   

adj.内部的；国内的；n.肠

参考例句：

• This vitamin is absorbed through the walls of the small intestine.这种维生素通过小肠壁被吸收。
• The service productivity is the function,including external efficiency,intestine efficiency and capacity efficiency.服务业的生产率是一个包含有外部效率、内部效率和能力效率的函数。