英语小达人 174 I Didn't Need It Then

 　　I Didn't Need It Then

　　那时候我不需要它

　　A poor man went into a doctor's office. He looked very sad. "Doctor," he said, "you must help me. I...I swallowed a dime¹ two months ago."

　　一个可怜的人走进医生的办公室。他看起来很悲伤。“医生，你一定要帮帮我。两个月前，我……我吞下了一枚一角的硬币。”

　　"Oh, God!" said the doctor. "Why didn't you come to me on the day when you swallowed it?"

　　“哦，天哪！”医生说，“为什么事发当天你不来找我呢？”

　　"To tell you truth, Doctor," the man replied, "I didn't need it so much then."

　　“医生，告诉你实话，”男人回答，“那时候，我不是很需要它。”

1 dime   

n.（指美国、加拿大的钱币）一角

参考例句：

• A dime is a tenth of a dollar.一角银币是十分之一美元。
• The liberty torch is on the back of the dime.自由火炬在一角硬币的反面。